Education
Supreme Court Hears Fisher v. The University of Texas at Austin
Colleges and universities currently have the ability to take into account race and ethnicity when building their freshman classes. On Oct. 10, the Supreme Court heard a challenge to this ability in the case Fisher v. University of Texas.
Coverage and analysis of the Oct. 10 oral arguments
Educators debate impact of ruling on affirmative actionAda Meloy, general counsel for the American Council on Education, said college and university officials hope they won't have to revis...- The transcript of the oral arguments:
Hundreds of people gather on Supreme Court steps to rally for ...6 hours ago ... Rallying Outside the Court ... Such tepid optimism characterized the rally outside the courthouse Wednesday, while the ...
Race-Conscious Admissions in Texas - NYTimes.com12 hours ago ... Affirmative action provokes conflicting views about what equal protection means under the law. Does the Constitution p...- A diverse student body benefits society | www.statesman.com20 hours ago ... The arguments have been made. Months from now, the decision will arrive. Then new arguments will begin.
As the Supreme Court prepares to hear oral arguments, the experts weigh in
- From ACE President Molly Corbett Broad
- Molly Corbett Broad: Fisher v. UT: A Loaded Decision3 days ago ... As the court considers Fisher v. University of Texas, it must keep in mind that the question is much deeper than simply ...
- ACE Experts Available to Discuss Fisher CaseAs the U.S. Supreme Court prepares to hear oral arguments Oct. 10 in Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin (UT), ACE President Molly C...
Bill Powers: An Admissions Policy That Prizes DiversityBy BILL POWERS. History repeats itself Wednesday in an eerie but ironic way, as the University of Texas goes before the Supreme Court to ...
Justices Return To Affirmative Action In Higher EdThe U.S. Supreme Court returns on Wednesday to the emotional issue of affirmative action in higher education. The court will once again h...
Why the high court should back race-based college admissionsTHE SUPREME COURT will consider Wednesday its biggest affirmative action case in a decade when the justices examine the suit of Abigail F...
Opinion L.A. blog: Affirmative action and the unprepared minority myth lat.ms/Om3olh
Fisher v. UT-Austin arguments start tmrw| SCOTUS-If affirmative action banned, what happens at colleges? csmonitor.com/USA/Education/… via @CSMonitor
U. of Texas Stands on Firm Legal Ground - Commentary - The ...6 days ago ... By Ada Meloy. Many people in higher education are anxiously awaiting the outcome of Fisher v. University of Texas at Aus...
"Race and College Admissions, Facing a New Test by Justices" | @adamliptak @nytimes on Fisher v. U of Texas: ow.ly/ekSy7
Fisher vs. UT hits the Supreme Court tomorrow. Get the facts from @nytimescollege http://thechoice.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/10/09/this-weeks-admissions-tip-pay-close-attention-to-the-supreme-court/?smid=tw-share
Supreme Court wades once more into racial preferences45 minutes ago ... That's the argument posed by Abigail Fisher, who contends that her .... university decision-making, says Ada Mel...
Fisher v. Texas: It's wrong to curb diversity - The Hill's Congress Blog1 day ago ... When I started school in Virginia in 1968, the public schools in my county were still segregated by race. When our school...
