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affirmative action
July 4, 2023
As California goes: States will experience growing pains without affirmative action
The US Supreme Court struck down the use of race as a factor in university admission. California has been blazing that trail since 1996.
Joshua Picazo
June 29, 2023
University of California looks to ‘share expertise’ after decades without affirmative action
After the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that race-conscious admissions are unlawful, the rest of the nation now faces the same reality that California's public colleges have experienced since 1996.
Michael Burke
June 29, 2023
Supreme Court rules against affirmative action in college admissions
The Supreme Court's ruling will force universities across the country to revisit admissions policies, including some private universities in California that consider race as a factor.
Michael Burke
June 22, 2023
Community colleges must do more to support Asian American students
We must stop generalizing about Asian American students. The misleading "model-minority" myth leaves too many Asian American and Pacific Islander students without urgently needed support in college.
Beverly R. Natividad
October 31, 2022
Supreme Court conservative majority signals opposition to affirmative action
The Supreme Court heard oral arguments Monday in two affirmative action cases. The six conservative members signaled they may overturn decades of precedent and rule that race-conscious admissions are unlawful.
Michael Burke
December 29, 2020
Proposition 16 lost. Now what? Ideas to boost diversity at California universities
Experts suggest reforms in admissions, financial aid and transfer policies to legally increase diversity among students and faculty.
Larry Gordon
November 6, 2020
Election post-mortem on Props 15 & 16, taxes and affirmative action
This week, we delve into results of Props 15 & 16 and speculate on a Biden presidency with USC's Pedro Noguerra, union President Jeff Freitas, LA Partnership's Ryan Smith.
EdSource staff
November 5, 2020
Unclear ballot language, lack of time to connect with voters explain affirmative action loss, backers say
Confusing ballot language, lack of time to get a clear message to voters and misreading public support contributed to the decisive loss of Prop. 16
Thomas Peele
November 3, 2020
California voters rejecting Proposition 16 to restore affirmative action
With 100% of the precincts reporting, voters are rejecting return of affirmative action in California. At least several million mail-in, provisional and same-day registration ballots were still being counted.
Thomas Peele
October 30, 2020
Yes on Prop. 16 has big fundraising lead in effort to restore affirmative action in California
Despite being outspent, the No on Prop. 16 campaign is leading in at least one statewide poll.
Thomas Peele And Daniel J. Willis
October 29, 2020
Dropping affirmative action had huge impact on California’s public universities
When California voters in 1996 rejected affirmative action, CSU and UC could no longer consider race and ethnicity in admissions, making a huge impact on the public universities.
Thomas Peele And Daniel J. Willis
October 28, 2020
Ward Connerly: Anti-affirmative action leader calls Proposition 16 effort to ‘reshape’ power in California
Ward Connerly, the ex-University of California regent who fought to end affirmative action in 1996, has resurfaced to fight Proposition 16 which would allow the state's public universities to use race and ethnicity to decide admissions, faculty and contracts.
Thomas Peele
September 29, 2020
California’s community colleges address student-faculty diversity gap
Panelists from California community colleges met Tuesday for a webinar hosted by EdSource to discuss faculty diversity across the system.
Michael Burke
September 16, 2020
California ballot measure to lift ban on affirmative action widely opposed by surveyed voters
Prop. 16 appears in trouble, but voters narrowly support taxing commercial property to raise billions for schools and local governments.