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But one of the charts was eventually shown to William R. Fitzsimmons, Harvard’s dean of admissions. It included four models analyzing the pool of applicants for admission to the classes of 2007 ...
With abortion and guns already on the agenda, the conservative-dominated Supreme Court is considering adding a third blockbuster issue — whether to ban consideration of race in college admissions.
Race-based Harvard admissions case moves step closer to Supreme Court. Harvard said it considered race only in the way allowed by the Supreme Court. By Aaron Katersky. November 12, 2020, 11:37 AM.
Editor’s note: A federal judge has upheld Harvard University’s use of race in college admissions, rejecting claims that the school discriminated against Asian Americans to admit more black and ...
Harvard University may still be able to use race in college admissions after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down affirmative action on Thursday. The Supreme Court voted 6-3 that race-based ...
“If Harvard were to abandon race-conscious admissions, African-American and Hispanic representation would decline by nearly half,” the school told the court. Skip to Main Content Open Close Menu ...
Some states have already banned race-conscious college admissions policies. Here's what happened to schools in those regions. Here's what happened to schools in those regions.
This year’s Harvard College admissions procedures include something different: explicit instructions on how to use race when evaluating students’ applications. The question of whether and how ...
That ruling also upheld Harvard's admission process as the gold standard that became a model for hundreds of highly selective schools across the country. But since then, nine states have also banned ...
Harvard was accused of discriminating against Asian-American applicants in a case that set off a national discussion about the role of race and ethnicity in college admissions.
GET IT ON G E T I T O N FILE – In this Nov. 5, 2020, file photo the Supreme Court is seen in Washington. With abortion and guns already on the agenda, the conservative-dominated Supreme Court is ...