Affirmative Action in the News
Survey Shows More Diversity and Higher Graduation Rates at Public HBCUs – Diverse: Issues in Higher Education - September 14, 2009
Trumka: AFL-CIO Strongly Committed to Diversity – AFL-CIO Blog – September 13, 2009
Government contracts boon for minority business – Denver Business Journal – September 11, 2009
Mayor faulted for lack of diversity in top cops – Bay State Banner - September 10, 2009
Obama Administration to Aid Minority-Owned Small Businesses – The Seattle Medium – September 9, 2009
Missouri Department of Transportation defends stimulus contract awards after NAACP complaint – Kansas City Business Journal – September 9, 2009
New center sets out to research diversity and self-segregation – Temple News – September 8, 2009
Diversity Program Fosters Community – The Daily Collegian - September 8, 2009
Diversity at Rutgers-Newark: A model mosaic – The Star Ledger - September 8, 2009
Embracing diversity makes good business sense – Ventura County Star - September 8, 2009
Minorities shut out of NCAA football coaching positions – USA Today - September 7, 2009
NAACP: MoDOT discriminated with stimulus jobs – Connect Mid Missouri - September 3, 2009
Policing in Bed-Stuy: Crime Down, Diversity Up – City Limits - August 24, 2009
Court Win for Affirmative Action – Inside Higher Ed – August 18, 2009
Eradicating Equal Opportunity in Missouri – Hudson Valley Press – August 14, 2009
Sotomayor and Woodrow Wilson’s Vision – The Boston Globe – August 8, 2009
Sotomayor Will Bring Unique Perspective to the Supreme Court – Los Angeles Times – August 7, 2009
My Affirmative Action Diary – Daily Kos – July 29, 2009
The Teachable Moment – The Hartford Courant – July 27, 2009
Affirmative Action’s Untimely Obituary – The Washington Post – July 26, 2009
Meet the New Elite, Not Like the Old – The New York Times – July 25, 2009
A Failed Conversation – The Baltimore Sun – July 23, 2009
Minority Contractors Unite to Demand Share of Stimulus Dollars – New America Media – July 23, 2009
Sonia Sotomayor and Affirmative Action – Atlantic Monthly – July 17, 2009
Obama Delivers Speech at NAACP Centennial Convention – The Washington Post – July 17, 2009
Obama Chooses an EEOC Leader – The New York Times – July 16. 2009
Rachel Maddow Duels with Pat Buchanan on Affirmative Action – The Huffington Post – July 16, 2009
Sotomayor Hearings: Judge Says Affirmative Action Still Needed – Los Angeles Times – July 14, 2009
Ruth Bader Ginsburg: I Am a Product of Affirmative Action – Politics Daily – July 8, 2009
Powell Defends Sotomayor, Expounds on Affirmative Action – HispanicBusiness.com – July 6, 2009
Five-Alarm Warning on Tests – Palm Beach Post – July 6, 2009
Racial Equality Is Within Our Reach – Daily Kos – July 6, 2009
Obama Says Court Still Allows for Racial Diversity – The Washington Post – July 2, 2009
Polling Shows Support for Affirmative Action – CBS News – June 29, 2009
Justices Rule for White Firefighters in Bias Case – The New York Times – June 29, 2009
Reverse or Rehearsed Discrimination in College Admissions? – Los Angeles Daily News – June 26, 2009
Voters to Get Final Say on Affirmative Action Programs – Verde News – June 27, 2009
Supreme Court Avoids Voting Rights Act Showdown – NPR – June 22, 2009
Title IX Ruling in California Could Lead to Stricter Standards – The New York Times – June 18, 2009
Sotomayor Embracing Affirmative Action, Then and Now – Los Angeles Times – June 15, 2009
McLaughlin Group Further Crops NY Times Clip of Sotomayor’s Affirmative Action Comments – MediaMatters for America – June 14, 2009
California Challenged on Race-, Gender-Based Contracts – The Sacramento Bee – June 12, 2009
Where Sonia Sotomayor Really Stands on Race – Time – June 11, 2009
Videos Shed New Light on Sotomayor’s Positions – The New York Times – June 10, 2009
For Sotomayor and Thomas, Paths Diverge at Race – The New York Times – June 6, 2009
Public Backs Affirmative Action, But Not Minority Preferences – Pew Research Center – June 2, 2009
Sotomayor’s Focus on Race Issues May Be Hurdle – The New York Times – May 29, 2009
Affirmative Action Hit on Sotomayor Aimed to Send Message – The Huffington Post – May 27, 2009
Do Race and Gender Matter for the Supreme Court? – Los Angeles Times – May 27, 2009
Holder Sees Race ‘Dialogue Going On,’ But Without Comfort Level – CNN – May 13, 2009
FCC Chairman Urges Bold and Aggressive Action on Media Diversity – CNS News – May 12, 2009
Maryland Trying to Open Up Road Projects to More Minority Firms – Baltimore Business Journal – May 8, 2009
Women Stuck on Lower Rungs, Group Says – The Washington Post – May 6, 2009
Supreme Court Ruling Unlikely to End Affirmative Action – New America Media – April 26, 2009
Jerry Brown Calls Prop. 209 Unconstitutional – San Francisco Chronicle – April 22, 2009
Supreme Court Hears Major Civil Rights Cases – NPR – April 21, 2009
Scholars Debate the Efficacy of Race Versus Class-Based Affirmative Action in College Admissions – Diverse: Issues in Higher Education – April 17, 2009
Shut Out – Diverse: Issues in Higher Education – April 16, 2009
Hispanic Women Soar to Leadership Positions – New America Media – April 7, 2009
Firefighters Civil Rights Case Could Reshape Hiring Policies – Los Angeles Times – April 6, 2009
The State of Opportunity in America (2009) – The Opportunity Agenda
Calif Diversity Push Could Run Afoul of State Law – San Jose Mercury News – April 3, 2009
CBC: Don’t Forget Minority Firms – Politico – March 31, 2009
Groups Encourage Obama Administration to Hire More Muslim Americans – Los Angeles Times – March 29, 2009
Is Colorblindness or Multiculturalism Better for Minorities? – The Chicago Tribune – March 25, 2009
Rights Groups Back Black Firefighters – New Haven Independent – March 25, 2009
The Wealth Gap Gets Wider – The Washington Post – March 23, 2009
Senior Leaders Speak Out on Diversity, Equal Opportunity – Air Force Link – March 23, 2009
California Affirmative Action Ban Again Under Court Scrutiny – The National Law Journal – March 19, 2009
Conservatives Argue Obama’s Victory Shows Legal Safeguards for Minorities Not Needed – The Seattle Times – March 16, 2009
Spending Bill Halts Women’s Contracting Plan – The Washington Post – March 13, 2009
New Research Shows that Workplace Discrimination Increases in Times of Economic Turmoil – George Mason University Press Release – March 3, 2009
Erasing Race – The Economist – February 26, 2009
Proposed Bill Urges Level Playing Field in Community Sports – The Seattle Times – February 21, 2009
Beyond the Spin: How the GOP Lost Blacks – Philadelphia Inquirer – February 19, 2009
Attorney General Calls for Frank Talk About Race – USA Today – February 18, 2009
More Women, Minorities Needed in Science – Palo Alto Online – February 17, 2009
Commentary: Open Executive Ranks to More Hispanics – The Federal Times – February 8, 2009
Obama Makes Affirmative Action Hip and Cool – San Francisco Chronicle – February 5, 2009
UC Regents Move Toward Easing Admissions Requirements – Los Angeles Times – February 5, 2009
Obama, Connerly on Affirmative Action – San Francisco Chronicle – February 5, 2009
Revisiting ‘The Rage of a Privileged Class’ – Newsweek – February 2, 2009
Firefighters’ Case Deemed ‘Quite Unusual’ – Yale Daily News – January 29, 2009
What’s the Future of Affirmative Action? – NPR – January 19, 2009
Clock Runs Out on Women’s Contracting Program – Washington Bureau – January 19, 2009
Misguided Colleges Skewer Score Choice – The Washington Post – January 19, 2009
A Texas Challenge to the Voting Rights Act – Los Angeles Times – January 17, 2009
NAACP Backs City in Firefighter Case – New Haven Independent – January 16, 2009
Universal Ban on Affirmative Action Would Shrink Minority Presence at Top-Tier Colleges By More Than One-Third, Finds Carnegie-Mellon Study – January 14, 2009
The 10% Fight Is Back – Inside Higher Ed – January 12, 2009
Rethinking Affirmative Action – The Stockton Record – January 8, 2009
University of Texas Wants Legislature to Modify Top 10 Percent Rule – The Dallas Morning News – January 7, 2009
Despite Racial Leap, Disparities Linger – The News & Observer – January 6, 2009
Madera Unified Case is Changing Elections Throughout California – Los Angeles Times – January 4, 2009
Many College Women Seem to Lose Their Self-Confidence – New Jersey Record – January 3, 2009
ACLU Files Lawsuit Challenging Asher’s Effort to Eradicate Equal Opportunity – ACLU Press Release – December 19, 2008
Malcolm Gladwell’s Success Story – The Boston Globe – December 13, 2008
Diversity Hiring: Famine in the Midst of Hiring – The Huffington Post – December 9, 2008
Race in Obama’s America: Searching for the Promised Land – The Economist – December 4, 2008
Another Obstacle for Affirmative Action, and Congress Prepared to Fight – The Washington Post – December 3, 2008
Affirmative Stagnation – The Michigan Daily – December 3, 2008
Three Issues Will Weigh Heavy on Obama – The Denver Post – November 25, 2008
Advocates Search for Clues of President-Elect Obama’s Civil Rights Plan – U.S. News and World Report – November 18, 2008
The Illusion of Race-Blind Admissions – Inside Higher Ed – November 18, 2008
Barack Obama, Ward Connerly, and Affirmative Action – The Daily Voice – November 17, 2008
Number of Black Football Coaches at Major Colleges Shrinks to Four – LA Times – November 7, 2008
After Colorado Loss, Ward Connerly May Pull the Plug on Affirmative Action Bans – The Colorado Independent – November 7, 2008
Vote Results Are Mixed on a Ban on Preference – The New York Times – November 7, 2008
In Wake of Obama’s Victory, Civil Rights Leaders Make Adjustments – The Chicago Tribune – November 6, 2008
Affirmative Action Change Under Obama? – Politico – November 3, 2008
Colorado Voters Preserve Affirmative Action – Rocky Mountain News – November 6, 2008
Obama Elected President as Racial Barriers Fall – The New York Times – November 4, 2008
Obama Can’t Erase the Racial Divide, Nor Should He Be Expected To – The Daily Voice – October 29, 2008
Path to Racial Unity Divides – The Washington Times – October 29, 2008
Affirmative Action: The Numbers Don’t Lie – Summit Daily News – October 25, 2008
Affirmative Action on Ballot in Some U.S. States – Reuters – October 15, 2008
More Minorities in College, But Gaps Remain – San Francisco Chronicle – October 9, 2008
Voters Face Affirmative Action Ban Measures – USA Today – October 4, 2008
Women Business Owners Seek Better Access to Federal Contracts – The New York Times – October 2, 2008
New Ad Campaign Accuses Ward Connerly of Profiteering from Affirmative Action Fight – The Daily Voice – September 25, 2008
Keeping the Affirmative Action Debate in Context – Diverse: Issues in Higher Education – September 18, 2008
Affirmative Action Study Sparks Controversy – The San Francisco Chronicle – September 14, 2008
UCLA’s New Admission Policy Rights a Wrong – Los Angeles Times – September 7, 2008
Attacking Affirmative Action – NOW (PBS) – August 29, 2008
Obama’s Nomination Doesn’t End Fight for Civil Rights – Chicago Tribune – August 29, 2008
Jackson: With Obama, More Civil Rights Barriers Fall – New York Times – August 27, 2008
Initiative on Affirmative Action Off Ballot – azcentral.com – August 21, 2008
Census Data Project More Diversity at Work – USA Today – August 14, 2008
Delicate Obama Path on Class and Race Preferences – The New York Times – August 3, 2008
McCain, Obama Surprisingly Close on Affirmative Action – The Chicago Tribune – July 30, 2008
McCain Sides with Ban on Affirmative Action – USA Today – July 27, 2008
Affirmative Action: How Obama and McCain Stack Up on the Issue – DiversityInc – July 23, 2008
Where’s the Talk About Racial Justice? – The New York Times (Letters) – July 13, 2008
Ballot Initiative Under Fire – Denver Daily News – July 8, 2008
Affirmative Distraction – The New York Times (Stephen Carter) – July 6, 2008
Non-Profit Aims to Advance Diversity in Michigan - PR Newswire - June 11, 2008
Obama Doesn’t Shrink on Affirmative Action Bans - USAToday - June 10, 2008
White Teen Sues University of Texas over Admissions Policy - Houston Chronicle - April 8, 2008
A Complicated Record on Race: All sides of the affirmative action debate think Barack Obama agrees with them - Newsweek - April 7, 2008
Affirmative Action Ban Scuttled - Tulsa World - April 5, 2008
Colorado Petition Draws Charges of Deception - New York Times - April 1, 2008
