The Penn State College of Education has received a sub-award on a $1.4 million grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Kelly Rosinger, assistant
A white-led organization is using Asian American plaintiffs to beat back affirmative action polices in colleges. But Asian Americans broadly support affirmative action.
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Affirmative action policies were created to increase the representation of women and people of color in the workforce and on college campuses. But how affirmative action goals are implemented has been challenged in courts and public opinion since the Civil Rights Act of 1964 was signed into law.
Gail Heriot, a law professor at the University of San Diego and a commissioner on the U.S. Commission for Civil Rights, is a vocal opponent of affirmative action programs. What concerns people is preferential treatment based on race, which is just another way of saying discrimination based on race. You can t prefer one race without discriminating against another race, she said.