From my previous blog post, we looked at the ongoing investigations of Harvard and Yale by the US Justice Department. This investigation, if reached to the Supreme Court, can have a massive effect on the survival of Affirmative Action. Although my last blog post talked about schools and places of higher education, we will noContinue reading “Affirmative Action Versus The Novel Coronavirus”
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The Investigation That Could End Affirmative Action
From my previous blog post, I looked at some of the methods that colleges and universities used to replace race-based affirmative action policies. These policies may promote economic diversity but cannot ensure racial diversity. Racial diversity can occur efficiently using Affirmative Action policies. A couple of weeks ago, I looked at the controversy surrounding aContinue reading “The Investigation That Could End Affirmative Action”
Affirmative Action: How Can We Promote Racial Diversity Without Using Race?
From my previous blog post, I looked at the various methods colleges and universities were using to promote diversity without using race-based Affirmative Action policies. While these policies may promote diversity on campuses, Affirmative Action policies are still needed to ensure that minorities are protected. As I stated in my previous post, not all minoritiesContinue reading “Affirmative Action: How Can We Promote Racial Diversity Without Using Race?”
Affirmative Action: If Not Race-Conscious Admissions What Else?
Last blog post, we looked at the constitutionality of Affirmative Action bans. More specifically, we looked at what case allowed these bans to happen. In the case of Schuette v. Coalition to Defend Affirmative Action, voters were allowed to vote on the issues of Affirmative Action. The states who have banned Affirmative Action policies areContinue reading “Affirmative Action: If Not Race-Conscious Admissions What Else?”
Affirmative Action: Why Can States Ban Affirmative Action Policies?
A couple of weeks ago, we looked at the Affirmative Action Bans. We also examined how theses ban affected the enrollment rates of minority students. Today, we will be looking at what made those bans constitutional. Currently, eight states have banned race-based affirmative action policies. These states made the bans at all public universities. FollowingContinue reading “Affirmative Action: Why Can States Ban Affirmative Action Policies?”
Blog Audit: My Thoughts on Affirmative Action
Throughout my blog posts, I have focused on Affirmative Action as a policy. I examined Affirmative Action and how it relates to school and employment. I used specific cases that looked at Affirmative action policies to see if they were constitutional. One leading case I focused on was Harvard v. Students for Fair Admissions. ThisContinue reading “Blog Audit: My Thoughts on Affirmative Action”
The Affirmative Action Ban
A couple of years ago, Affirmative Action as a policy was being threatened and subjected to bans around the United States. But, recently, Idaho’s Senate committee has approved a measure that would ban affirmative action policies for state agencies, state contracts, and public education. What is interesting about Idaho is that as a state minoritiesContinue reading “The Affirmative Action Ban”
Affirmative Action at School and Work
Last week, we looked at Affirmative Action policies in higher education and how colleges and universities try to make their campus racial diverse by considering race in the admission process. We looked and examined how Harvard’s lawsuit could have detrimental effects against Affirmative Action as a policy. I believe that as a policy, Affirmative ActionContinue reading “Affirmative Action at School and Work”
Harvard and Affirmative Action: Will Affirmative Action Cease to Exist?
Summary of the Case: Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard Harvard University, a well known Ivy League school, was in the midst of controversy surrounding a lawsuit. A group of Asian-American students who were rejected by the University sued Harvard. The case itself involves a white man suing on behalf of Asian-American students who wantedContinue reading “Harvard and Affirmative Action: Will Affirmative Action Cease to Exist?”
Affirmative Action: Race, Quotas and Currently
Affirmative action is a set of policies designed to help disenfranchised or disadvantaged groups by ‘eliminating’ unlawful discrimination. Disenfranchised or disadvantaged groups, refer to minorities and females. These set of policies were created to undo any past injustices and discrimination by giving these groups a chance to equal employment, economic, and education opportunities. Many collegesContinue reading “Affirmative Action: Race, Quotas and Currently”
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