Has the effort to end race-based admissions in higher education—a major goal of conservative and libertarian institutions for years—resulted in significant harms to mostly white applicants? That is ...

Diversity in many institutions is increasing after the Supreme Court’s ruling on the use of race in admissions.

The number of Hispanic and Black students at highly selective colleges dropped in the fall of 2024 after affirmative action was banned.

The percentages of incoming students in the College identifying as Black and Hispanic decreased slightly between the 2023–24 and 2024–25 academic years, while the percentages of white and Asian ...

Michigan State University is ending its use of affirmative action in employment regarding race, sex, color, ethnicity and national origin to comply with an executive order signed by President Donald ...

Critics of an Iowa House bill targeting affirmative action, diversity programs and race-based preferences confronted ...

Between bombshell op-eds and a federal court case on college admissions, race-based affirmative action is back in the pundits' spotlight. Earlier this week, Peter Beinart joined Ross Douthat in ...

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On this episode of the Washington Monthly Podcast, Anne Kim and Paul Glastris talk with Richard Kahlenberg, constitutional lawyer and leading advocate for class-based affirmative action. Kahlenberg, ...