Race and Universities
Affirmative Action Helps Immigrants Above Slave Descendants, Study Finds, February 14, 2007, CNA News
Black immigrants make up 40 percent of the incoming black population in Ivy League schools.
Clemson University Probes Racist Party, February 2, 2007, AP
Silly party is compared to lynchings and executions.
Supreme Court Won’t Delay Michigan Ban On Race-Based Admissions, January 22, 2007, Bloomberg
Universities say they are now complying with the new law.
CIR Asks Court To Order Compliance With Race Ban, January 9, 2007, Center for Individual Rights
Watchdog group files lawsuit to compel Michigan unversity officials to obey the law.
U.S. Education Officials Question Diversity Standard, January 9, 2007, Washington Post
Dept. of Education lawyers say ABA’s new diversity standards promote quotas.
Mich. Universities Consider Next Step After Prop 2 Ruling, January 2, 2007, Detroit News
University officials ponder skirting the law.
Does Education Help Breed Segregation?, December 28, 2006, Sallyport (rice.edu)
Whites consider race when choosing a school; blacks, of course, do not.
A Color-Coded Professoriate?, December 15, 2006, nationalreviewonline.com
Universities promote “diversity training,” “pluralistic hiring,” and “cultural competence.”
Statement from Univ. of Michigan President Coleman, December 12, 2006, University of Michigan News Service
Unversity takes first legal steps against anti-preferences ballot initiative.
Johns Hopkins University Suspends Student for One Year for ‘Offensive’ Halloween Invitation, November 30, 2006, FIRE Press Release
University promises environment of free speech, but delivers “heavy-handed repression.”
Dartmouth College Rallies For Minority Students, November 30, 2006, CNN
Conservative student newspaper riles the “natives.”
Retreat On Affirmative Action?, November 29, 2006, insidehighered.com
The University of Michigan may actually abide by the law.
UC Ethnic Shift Revives Proposition 209 Debate, November 28, 2006, Union-Tribune (San Diego)
Asians outnumber whites on University of California campuses.
BU Group Offers White Scholarship, November 21, 2006, Daily Free Press (Boston Univ.)
But applicants need be only one-fourth Caucasian.
Penn State Gets An F In Minority Enrollment, November 21, 2006, Post-Gazette (Pittsburgh)
Report says schools aren’t doing enough for non-white students.
Civil Rights Group Investigates Professor, November 15, 2006, Daily 49er (Long Beach)
SPLC trying to silence Kevin MacDonald.
UCLA To Blacks: You’re Welcome, November 13, 2006, LA Times
Chancellor assures parents and students that school wants more blacks.
College Cancels Classes for Race Seminar, November 9, 2006, AP
Off-campus antics result in “diversity training” for entire campus.
Black Students Threaten to Sue IUPUI over Alleged Inequities, November 6, 2006, AP
“We’re asking for what’s due to us to make us feel comfortable on a Euro-centric campus.”
Hopkins Targets Campus Racism, November 3, 2006, Baltimore Sun
Black students demand cultural center and African studies dept. after frat party flap.
Where Bias Endures, October 25, 2006, Washington Times
Study shows racial preferences don’t help intended beneficiaries.
Panel: Brown U. Should Own Up To Slavery Ties, October 19, 2006, AP
Thinks this will attract more black students.
The Rise Of The Chief Diversity Officer, September 27, 2006, Chronicle of Higher Education
Washington State University has a full-time staff of 55 to promote “diversity.”
Black Colleges Face Enrollment Declines, September 26, 2006, AP
Colleges scramble for recruits as more blacks attend white schools.
Justice O’Connor’s Deadline, September 19, 2006, InsideHigherEd.com
Higher black incomes will not mean better grades in school.
Blacks May Gain As UCLA Moves To Alter Admissions, September 7, 2006, Los Angeles Times
University officials look for ways to circumvent state ban on race preferences.
Schools Struggle To Combat Foreign Student Drop, September 7, 2006, MSNBC
“Crisis” as fewer foreigners enrolling in US colleges.
What CUNY’s Numbers Mean, August 14, 2006, New York Sun
Blacks do better at less-selective colleges.
Desegregation At Marshall U, August 14, 2006, Wilkes Barre Times-Leader
University drops orientation class for “African-American students only.”
Black Colleges Vie For Hispanic Surge, August 8, 2006, AP
As enrollment drops, black colleges reach out to Hispanics.
Racism Row Lecturer Retires Early, July 13, 2006, BBC News
2000 AR conference speaker retires after discussing race and IQ.
Delusional Diversity, July 6, 2006, Campus Report Online
Universities emphasize “diversity” more than “freedom.”
Blacks Call Ucla’s Admissions Policies Racist, June 27, 2006, Black Voice News
Basing admissions on performance is “a crisis;” school needs “holistic” approach.
UCLA Seeing a Low in New Black Students, June 5, 2006, Los Angeles Times
Blacks only two percent of incoming freshman class.
CUNY Moves To Hike Enrollment of Black Men by 25% Over 3 Years, November 22, 2005, New York Sun, Nov. 15
School’s “black male initiative” task force wants funding for “post-incarceration” program.
Colleges See Rise In Illegal Aliens, July 22, 2005, Star-Telegram (Fort Worth)
Illegals in Texas qualify for in-state tuition and state financial aid.
Past Their Prime?, April 19, 2005, Chronicle of Higher Education
Black studies programs at most universities are dying out.
UGA: Let Race Count, December 2, 2004, Atlanta Journal-Constitution
With black enrollment dropping, U. of Georgia plans to bring back racial preferences.
Fewer Blacks To Start At University of Georgia, August 13, 2004, Atlanta Journal-Constitution
University administrators wring their hands over declining black enrollment.