Tag: Blum, Edward J

Colleges Change the Essays on Applications After Affirmative Action Ban

With affirmative action banned, application essays ask about “life experience,” the one place in admissions where discussing race is still explicitly legal.

Edward Blum Worked for Years to Overturn Affirmative Action. He’s Not Done.

Edward Blum’s latest victory at the Supreme Court is the culmination of a long fight to take race out of college admissions. Is the workplace next?

The Common App Will Now Hide a Student's Race and Ethnicity

If requested, the Common App will conceal basic information on race and ethnicity — a move that could help schools if the Supreme Court ends affirmative action.

The Liberal Helping Conservatives Fight Race-Based Affirmative Action

For decades, Richard Kahlenberg has pushed for a class-conscious approach to college admissions. He may finally get his wish, but it comes at a personal cost.

Blunder in Affirmative Action Case May Cost Harvard $15 Million

A missed insurance notice opened a window onto the cost of litigating challenges to race-conscious admissions programs to be heard this month by the Supreme Court.