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Education

Justices raise doubts on race-conscious college admissions

3:10pm October 31, 2022

by Mark Sherman and Jessica Gresko, Associated Press

The court is weighing challenges to admissions programs at the University of North Carolina and Harvard that use race among many factors in seeking a diverse student body.

Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin watches from the sideline during the first half of an NFL wild-card playoff game against the Kansas City Chiefs in January. Tomlin is currently the league's only Black head coach.

Sports

Why a 20-year effort by the NFL hasn't led to more minorities in top coaching jobs

3:03pm February 03, 2022

by Scott Neuman

The NFL's Rooney Rule set out to correct inequities at the top of pro football's hierarchy. But today, there are still few minorities in head coaching positions.

Yale University in New Haven, Conn. — pictured during a snowstorm in Jan. 2018 — is no longer facing a federal discrimination lawsuit after the Department of Justice withdrew it on Feb. 3.

Education

Justice Department Drops Race Discrimination Lawsuit Against Yale University

2:19pm February 03, 2021

by Rachel Treisman

The DOJ sued Yale over its use of race in admissions in October, citing discrimination against white and Asian American applicants. It withdrew the suit and Title VI violation notice on Wednesday.

Two years after opening an investigation into Yale University's use of race in admissions, the Justice Department is demanding that the school agree not to use race or national origin in its upcoming 2020-2021 admissions cycle.

Education

DOJ: Yale Discriminates Against Asian American and White Applicants In Admissions

9:08pm August 13, 2020

The Justice Department said its two-year investigation found that race is "the determinative factor in hundreds of admissions decisions each year." Yale categorically denies the allegation.

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Voters Cast Ballots On Affirmative Action, Sanctuary Cities, In Off-Year Elections

5:45pm November 06, 2019

by Brakkton Booker

In Tucson, Ariz., residents rejected a "sanctuary city" label. In San Francisco, they supported a ban on the sale of e-cigarettes, and in Jersey City, N.J., they closed the door on Airbnb.

Texas Tech Medical School To End Use Of Race In Admissions

8:43pm April 09, 2019

by Richard Gonzales

The decision is a victory for the Trump administration's efforts to pressure schools to abandon affirmative action policies still allowed by the Supreme Court.

Trump Administration Rescinds Obama-Era Guidance Encouraging Affirmative Action

6:33pm July 03, 2018

by Camila Domonoske

The departments of Justice and Education have retracted letters and memos suggesting ways schools and colleges can consider race to encourage diversity.

A tour group in 2012 walks through the campus of Harvard University in Cambridge, Mass.

Justice Department Threatens To Sue Harvard In Admissions Probe

5:39pm November 21, 2017

by Merrit Kennedy

The investigation is looking into claims that its admissions policies discriminate against white and Asian-American applicants by holding them to higher standards than black and Latino applicants.

Lucas Siqueira identified himself as mixed race on his application for a job at Brazil's Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The government decided he wasn't, and his case is still on hold. As part of the affirmative action program in Brazil, state governments h

World News

For Affirmative Action, Brazil Sets Up Controversial Boards To Determine Race

3:45pm September 29, 2016

by Lulu Garcia-Navarro

A quota system for public universities and government jobs was meant to increase the number of Afro-Brazilians. But it has been abused, and now a committee will decide an applicant's race.

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Attorney Bert Rein speaks to the media while standing with plaintiff Abigail Noel Fisher after the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments in her case in 2012 in Washington, D.C.

Education

Roundup: Reactions To This Week's Supreme Court Decision On Affirmative Action

3:40pm June 24, 2016

by Ericka Cruz Guevarra

The Supreme Court rejected a challenge to an affirmative action program at the University of Texas at Austin brought by a white woman who claimed she would have gotten in if she weren't white.