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Commentary / World Oct 13, 2018

Choosing the best students isn't easy

by Peter Singer

In sharply unequal societies, elite universities receiving government funds can properly be expected to play a role in fostering social mobility.

Supreme Court rejects white woman's challenge to Texas school's affirmative action stance

World / Crime & Legal Jun 24, 2016

Supreme Court rejects white woman's challenge to Texas school's affirmative action stance

The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the consideration of race in college admissions, rejecting a white woman's challenge to a University of Texas program designed to boost the enrollment of minority students. The court, in a 4-3 ruling written by Justice Anthony Kennedy, decided ...

U.S. justices clash over university affirmative action policies; Kennedy says ruling may elude

World / Crime & Legal Dec 10, 2015

U.S. justices clash over university affirmative action policies; Kennedy says ruling may elude

Members of the U.S. Supreme Court clashed over the value of university affirmative action policies, and pivotal Justice Anthony Kennedy raised the prospect that the court might put off issuing a broad ruling. In a sometimes-heated argument Wednesday that ran more than 30 minutes beyond ...

Top U.S. court upholds Michigan ban on college affirmative action

World / Crime & Legal Apr 23, 2014

Top U.S. court upholds Michigan ban on college affirmative action

The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday further undermined the use of racial preferences in higher education by upholding a voter-approved Michigan law that banned the practice in decisions on which students to admit to state universities. The 6-2 vote and the four opinions issued by ...

Asia Pacific / Social Issues Sep 14, 2013

Najib outlines new affirmative action program for Malaysians

Malaysia will set up a trust to expand education, home ownership and other affirmative action measures for ethnic Malays and indigenous people as part of the state's policies to further boost their share of the economic pie, Prime Minister Najib Razak said during a ...

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