What Do Student Journalists Say About Fisher v Texas?
Mar 09, 2012 by Glenn Ricketts |
Undergraduate opinion writers and edtorial boards ponder the significance of a major affirmative action case now under review by the Supreme Court.
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Should Universities Continue “Affirmative Action” Policies?
Mar 06, 2012 by George Leef, James P. Sterba |
George Leef and James Sterba debate the usefulness of "affirmative action" in contemporary college admissions.
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How You Ask the Questions Matters
Feb 28, 2012 by George Leef |
Results on a poll about affirmative action would be more strongly against if the questions were asked differently.
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What Will the Court Do About Affirmative Action?
Feb 28, 2012 by Glenn Ricketts |
John Rosenberg dissects the "diversity' policies at the University of Texas now under scrutiny by the SCOTUS.
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Latest Disguise for Racial Preferences
Feb 27, 2012 by George Leef |
Racial quotas under another name.
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Fisher Case Generates Wide Press Coverage, Reactions
Feb 22, 2012 by Glenn Ricketts |
Press coverage and commentary of the US Supreme Court's decision to accept the case of Fisher v. University of Texas for review.
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The Vocabulary of Virtue
Feb 21, 2012 by David Clemens |
You can’t end racism by practicing racism, even when you pretend it is virtuous.
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SCOTUS Grants Certiorari in UTexas Admissions Case
Feb 21, 2012 by Glenn Ricketts |
The Supreme Court grants Certiorari in a major affirmative action case in Texas.
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Politically Correct Solutions Won’t Solve the Political Correctness Problem
Nov 09, 2011 by Ashley Thorne |
In the quest for preserving intellectual diversity the method counts as much as the message. Ashley Thorne responds to Ted Gup's proposed means to protect conservative thought on liberal campuses.
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Better Answers Required to Justify Holistic Admissions Process
Oct 24, 2011 by W. Lee Hansen |
After attending hearings discussing recent findings on racial preferences at UW-Madison, NAS member W. Lee Hansen extends his critique of the admissions process at the university.
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Unanswered Questions: UW-Madison Students Protest CEO Report on Racial and Ethnic…
Oct 21, 2011 by Roger Clegg, W. Lee Hansen |
What really happened during the student protest against the findings of the Center for Equal Opportunity? NAS member W. Lee Hansen, Professor Emeritus of Economics at UW-Madison, documents what he observed on September 13 and offers… Continue Reading | Leave a Comment >
The Mind of a Pioneering Diversity Officer
Sep 30, 2011 by John Rosenberg |
One diversity guru illustrates the semantic leaps necessary for creating campus diversity bureaucracy.
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Improving a Bad Analogy
Sep 28, 2011 by Roger Clegg |
CEO president Roger Clegg explains why a familiar football analogy doesn't work as a justification for race preferences.
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A Racially Restrictive Pipeline?
Sep 19, 2011 by John Rosenberg |
Displaying “grit and academic improvement” is not limited to minorities.
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Video: Robert Weissberg on Affirmative Action in the Academy
Jun 14, 2011 by |
Political scientist Bob Weissberg reflects on campus affirmative action policies.
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