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