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.
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affirmative action
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.
John Fensterwald
June 26, 2020
Napolitano says farewell to UC, advocates for affirmative action and Covid-19 research
UC’s first female president helped expand enrollment and successfully pushed to end testing as admissions requirement.
Larry Gordon
June 24, 2020
State Senate action allows California voters to decide on affirmative action
Strong campaigns ahead for and against the measure to revoke Proposition 209 after 24 years. It will be on the same Nov. 3 ballot as the presidential election.
Larry Gordon
June 22, 2020
California universities prepare for possible return of affirmative action in admissions
If voters repeal the state ban on affirmative action in college admissions, some expect only moderate change among racial groups at UC and CSU while others predict significant shifts to match California's overall population.
Larry Gordon
June 15, 2020
In historic reversal, University of California regents endorse push to end ban on affirmative action
Assembly Constitutional Amendment 5 would repeal Proposition 209 and restore race and gender as considerations for admissions.
Ashley A. Smith
July 5, 2018
Trump's new guidelines trigger debate on affirmative action, but California already bans it
California universities struggle with some minority enrollment levels.