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Talking about Affirmative Action with Law Students

Details: Published Date; Written by Roger Clegg

Last week, I accepted some warm invitations from the Federalist Society chapters at law schools in the chilly Midwest to speak at Indiana University, Notre Dame, and the University of Michigan about Fisher v. University of Texas, the case before the Supreme Court challenging the use of racial preferences in university admissions. Here’s a somewhat shortened version of what I said (you can read a longer version here).

Racial Discrimination Found in University of Oklahoma Admissions

Details: Published Date; Written by CEO Staff

UPDATE (10/24/12) - CEO Responds to University of Oklahoma Statement

(Oklahoma City, OK) A study released today by the Center for Equal Opportunity found evidence of racial discrimination in law, undergraduate, and medical school admissions at the University of Oklahoma. Highlights from the study are attached.

The study, which analyzes data obtained from the University itself, found that African Americans were admitted to all three schools with lower academic qualifications than students from other racial and ethnic groups. There was some evidence of preferential treatment for American Indian applicants as well.

Top Ten Reasons to Oppose Race Preferences in University Admissions

Details: Published Date; Written by Roger Clegg

John Rosenberg, editor of the excellent “Discriminations.us” blogsite, and I have published an article that catalogues ten strong reasons for opposing racial and ethnic preferences in university admissions—making the case that the “diversity” rationale for such discrimination is full of holes. The article is forthcoming in the Fall issue of Academic Questions, the journal of the National Association of Scholars, and it’s already available online here and on the NAS website, here.

CEO Praises Supreme Court’s Decision to Hear Fisher v. University of Texas

Details: Published Date; Written by Roger Clegg

(Falls Church, VA) The Center for Equal Opportunity praised the Supreme Court’s decision today to grant review in Fisher v. University of Texas, a case challenging the use of racial and ethnic preferences by the university in undergraduate admissions.

Racial Preferences in Wisconsin

Details: Published Date; Written by Linda Chavez

The campus at the University of Wisconsin-Madison erupted this week after the release of two studies documenting the heavy use of race in deciding which students to admit to the undergraduate and law schools. The evidence of discrimination is undeniable, and the reaction by critics was undeniably dishonest and thuggish.