Affirmative action /tags/affirmative-action Affirmative action en-US Copyright Tue, 01 Oct 2024 13:30:48 GMT California moves to discourage legacy admissions in private colleges /education/2024-10-01/california-moves-to-discourage-legacy-admissions-in-private-colleges Governor Gavin Newsom signed a bill Monday to clamp down on legacy admissions in private colleges. If schools don’t comply, they could lose state funding. Tue, 01 Oct 2024 13:30:48 GMT /education/2024-10-01/california-moves-to-discourage-legacy-admissions-in-private-colleges Megan Myscofski Here's what happened when affirmative action ended at California public colleges /race-and-ethnicity/npr-news/2023-06-30/heres-what-happened-when-affirmative-action-ended-at-california-public-colleges Twenty-five years of experimentation under race-neutral admissions policies — and a half-billion dollars later — the University of California system says they still can't meet their diversity goals. Fri, 30 Jun 2023 13:20:04 GMT /race-and-ethnicity/npr-news/2023-06-30/heres-what-happened-when-affirmative-action-ended-at-california-public-colleges Emma Bowman Californians may again vote on whether to bring back affirmative action, but in limited form /politics-government/2023-06-24/californians-may-again-vote-on-whether-to-bring-back-affirmative-action-but-in-limited-form Though voters soundly rejected an effort to legalize affirmative action in California in 2020, state Democrats are trying again, proposing a limited version that would allow state agencies to consider race if academic research shows evidence those race-based programs could work. Familiar political battle lines are forming. Sat, 24 Jun 2023 15:28:52 GMT /politics-government/2023-06-24/californians-may-again-vote-on-whether-to-bring-back-affirmative-action-but-in-limited-form Mikhail Zinshteyn California private colleges fear affirmative action ban as Supreme Court prepares to rule /education/2023-06-02/california-private-colleges-fear-affirmative-action-ban-as-supreme-court-prepares-to-rule With a conservative Supreme Court expected to rule this summer in favor of ending or restricting affirmative action in college admissions, California’s private universities are worried about the potential impact on campus diversity. College administrators are revamping admissions and doing more high school outreach, while student activists are campaigning against a potential ban. Fri, 02 Jun 2023 10:38:27 GMT /education/2023-06-02/california-private-colleges-fear-affirmative-action-ban-as-supreme-court-prepares-to-rule Itzel Luna