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Nation Oct 17

College admissions essays more important for students after end of affirmative action

By Hari Sreenivasan, Christina Romano

Education Sep 23

The University of North Carolina’s diverse student body
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College hopefuls face changing admissions landscape after Supreme Court ruling

This fall is the first college application season in which schools are prohibited from considering race and ethnicity when making admissions decisions, after June's landmark Supreme Court ruling. Sandy Baum, a senior fellow at the Urban Institute's Center on Education…

By John Yang, Kaisha Young

Nation Aug 09

The University of North Carolina’s diverse student body
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Asian American students weigh in on end of affirmative action in college admissions

Since the Supreme Court struck down affirmative action in college admissions, questions remain over how this will affect students and who will be impacted. The court sided with plaintiffs who argued race-conscious admissions discriminate against Asian Americans. We hear Asian…

By Amna Nawaz, Dorothy Hastings

Nation Jun 30

FILE PHOTO: U.S. Supreme Court rejects affirmative action in university admissions
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Colleges adapt admissions programs in wake of affirmative action ruling

As colleges and universities digest the Supreme Court ruling that effectively ended affirmative action, schools are left to grapple with how to revamp their admission policies to ensure the diversity of their campuses. That will be a challenge and some…

By William Brangham, Shoshana Dubnow

Nation Jun 29

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What Americans think about affirmative action in college admissions

Most Americans said they supported race-conscious admissions to college ahead of the Supreme Court's decision to strike down that practice, according to a recent PBS NewsHour/NPR/Marist poll.

By Laura Santhanam, Hannah Grabenstein

Oct 31

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Supreme Court hears arguments in cases that could end affirmative action

The Supreme Court heard arguments Monday that could overturn years of precedent. Past decisions indicated colleges can use race in admissions as long as they don't use quotas or give applicants benefits based solely on race. Plaintiffs are asking the…

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Oct 04

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University makes major push for diversity without considering race, gender in admissions

By John Yang, Cat Wise

Past Supreme Court rulings have allowed colleges to consider race in their admissions processes and about 40 percent do. But the justices will soon revisit the issue and could overturn years of precedent. John Yang visited a university making a…

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