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Affirmative Action

Thursday, March 1, 2012

Speak Out: Should Affirmative Action Be Eliminated?

The Supreme Court will hear arguments this fall that could change the way colleges and universities use affirmative action to accept students.

Several competitive colleges and universities in Virginia use affirmative action to help diversify their campuses. But that practice could change if the Supreme Court chooses to overturn the decades-old policy. Last week, the court announced it will hear the controversial Fisher v. University of Texas case in its upcoming fall session. The case's plaintiff Abigail Noel Fisher says she was "unconstitutionally denied admission to the school because she is white," according to The Huffington Post. In a Patch article, University of Virginia law professor Tomiko Brown-Nagin says data from California suggests campuses could become less diverse if affirmative action is overturned. On the other hand, demographer Qian Tsai says the general …

hmj

4:58 pm on Thursday, March 1, 2012

1 million jobs taken from American citizens and given to aliens ( here on work visas). Ask the President and Congress how that helps the high unemployment rate.   more ›

Wednesday, February 29, 2012

Supreme Court Case Could Change the Face of College Campuses

With reversal on affirmative action, enrollments could become less diverse.

Hispanics, African Americans and Asians make up about 30 percent of George Mason University's student body, but, a few years from now, that percentage could drop if the Supreme Court reverses its position on affirmative action. Last week, the court announced it will hear arguments this fall for a Texas case in which the plaintiff claims she was discriminated against attending the University of Texas because she is white. The use of affirmative action in college admissions was last upheld in 2003, but the makeup of the Supreme Court has since changed significantly. In The Huffington Post, law professor Ediberto Roman said he believes the conservative bloc of justices will likely eradicate the practice "once and for all." The court's …

hmj

12:42 pm on Wednesday, February 29, 2012

Some still want to cling to old outdated admissions goals. Time for old school liberals on and off campus to move past quotas and return to a fair and objective process. Race should not be a factor.   more ›

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