Affirmative action by class, not race
Race is still a factor in American life, but the biggest agitator is class, says Peter Beinart in The Daily Beast. The best way to move forward, Beinart suggests, is to make affirmative action color...
View ArticlePreferences actually hurt minority youth
Affirmative action often harms those it intends to help, say Richard Sander and Stuart Taylor in The Atlantic. Students who might have thrived in less competitive environments are placed in schools...
View ArticleDo social networks create job market inequality?
Access to influential social networks and insider information gives white Americans an edge over minorities in the job hunt, says Nancy DiTomaso in The New York Times. Although “whites helping other...
View ArticleAlbany’s racial injustice
Our opinion: Albany needs to take a fresh look at the lack of adequate diversity in its fire department. Albany Mayor Jerry Jennings did the right thing last week in overturning the disqualification of...
View ArticleMinorities hurt by affirmative action ban
A graphic in The New York Times shows how prominent public universities in the states where affirmative action is banned from the admissions process tend to enroll fewer black and Hispanic students...
View ArticleHigh Court’s ruling a setback for minorities
The Supreme Court’s ruling to uphold Michigan’s ban on the use of affirmative action in the college admission process could result in the approval of other ballot initiatives affecting affirmative...
View ArticleAffirmative action can harm students
Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia’s comment that black students admitted to elite schools via affirmative action may perform better at less selective institutions is backed by research when applied...
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