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• n  a policy designed to redress past discrimination against women and minority groups through measures to improve their economic and educational opportunities

News & Articles

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• Affirmative Action May Not Be the Problem; Do Colleges Prefer Rich Students?
  The current Supreme Court debate over whether to continue over 50 years of affirmative action policies in their current form has brought to light arguments over whether admissions policies have another bias -- rich students. Though most top colleges admit students blind to need, some experts argue that the cost and limits of financial aid produces a student body that is more affluent than the ...
  June 14, 2013 - The Christian Post
• The SCOTUS Affirmative Action Ruling Is Still Delayed, and Isn't That Big a Deal
  The Supreme Court announced one ruling of relative landmark status on Thursday — at least for the biotech industry, in a unanimous decision declaring that synthetic DNA can be patented — but the justices kept America in waiting on three key issues on which it still holds the key to the future: gay marriage, the Voting Rights Act, and affirmative action. The latter of those, well, the wait will ...
  June 13, 2013 - The Atlantic Wire via Yahoo! News
• Affirmative action backlash?
  As the Supreme Court prepares to once again weigh in on the issue of affirmative action, a record-low number of Americans support such programs, according to the latest NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll.
  June 11, 2013 - MSN