Asian Enrollment Explodes At Elite University Following Race-Based Admissions Ruling
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) this year's freshman class features a significantly higher proportion of Asian American students than usual in the wake of recent Supreme Court decisions, a profile of the freshman class released Wednesday showed. Percentage of Asian American Students Already registered At MIT Increased Admissions fell from 41% for the class of […]
Supreme Court Declines To Block West Point’s Race-Based Admissions Program
The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday refused to block the U.S. Military Academy from implementing a race-based admissions program that was being challenged by anti-affirmative action groups. In September 2023, Students for Fair Admissions (SFFA) won the landmark case SFFA v. Harvard University, which most recently ruled that universities' race-based admissions practices are unconstitutional. did. […]
Student Group Files Emergency Petition With Supreme Court Over West Point Race-Based Admissions
Students for Fair Admissions (SFFA) on Friday filed an emergency petition in the Supreme Court asking a judge to end West Point's race-based admissions policy as the case continues to lower courts. After winning a similar case before the Supreme Court in June, SFFA argued that West Point's admissions policy is racially discriminatory and violates […]
‘Blatant Discrimination’: University Of Wisconsin Faces Civil Rights Complaint Over Race-Based Fellowship Program
The University of Wisconsin-Madison (UW-Madison) was hit with a civil rights lawsuit Monday over a fellowship program that allegedly discriminates on the basis of race. Applicants to the university’s Creando Comunidad: Community Engaged Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) Fellows program must be “members of historically underrepresented racial, ethnic groups, or communities.” there is. […]
‘We Have Goals’: West Point Head Dodges Question About Race-Based Goals For Academy Student Makeup
The superintendent of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point defended the goal of race-based admissions at a hearing on Wednesday, while denying it has race or gender-based admissions. Indiana Congressman Jim Banks pressed Lt. Gen. Steven Gilland about the difference between “norms” and “priorities” in admissions during a military academy hearing on diversity, standards, […]
Supreme Court Could End Race-Based Admissions At Elite US High Schools, Experts Say
In June, the Supreme Court ruled that the adoption of race-based admission policies at Harvard University and the University of North Carolina was unconstitutional. Experts told the Daily Caller News Foundation that the Supreme Court picked up a similar case challenging racial balance practices in kindergarten through high school and ruled in June. is most […]
Retired Generals Urge GOP Senators To Grill Biden’s Top Military Nominee Over Race-Based Policies
A group of more than 30 veterans and civilian activists issued an open letter Monday urging Republicans to interrogate Air Force General Joe Biden, the nominee for the next military adviser, over his support for racism policies and transgender therapy. requested. Air Force chief of staff Gen. Charles Q. Brown is likely to face an […]
University At Center Of Race-Based Admissions Case To Hand Out Free Tuition To Certain Students
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC) announced Friday that it will make tuition free for some undergraduates following a Supreme Court decision to reverse the use of race in admissions. The university intends to “comply with the Supreme Court’s ruling in all respects” and will no longer consider race as a factor […]
Half Of Americans Oppose Race-Based Admissions At Elite Colleges Ahead Of SCOTUS Ruling: Poll
Fifty percent of Americans oppose race-based measures ahead of a Supreme Court ruling on the constitutionality of affirmative action in college admissions, according to a Pew Research poll Thursday. About 74% of Republicans oppose the use of affirmative action, and 29% of Democrats oppose race-based admissions, according to Pew Research. poll. In October, the Supreme […]
