affirmative action

Does Obama's Election Mean We Don't Need Affirmative Action Anymore?

Opinion - June 11, 2009

John Farrell writes that Obama's election is the signal we've been waiting for. more >>

Obama's Election Shows that Affirmative Action's Day Has Passed

By John Aloysius Farrell - Opinion - June 10, 2009

It's a new day in America, and about time we got over our hang-ups. more >>

Don't Forget the Ballot Initiatives—Barack Obama and John McCain Have Company Today

By Bonnie Erbe - Bonnie Erbe - November 4, 2008

Controversial initiatives abound on today's ballots. more >>

Conservative Ballot Initiatives Are in the Spotlight

By Nikki Schwab - Nation & World - October 23, 2008

The conservative agenda will serve as a barometer on social policy. more >>

Arizona Affirmative-Action Ban Off Ballot

By Alison Go - The Paper Trail - August 22, 2008

The secretary of state determined almost 140,000 signatures were invalid. more >>

Barack Obama's Election Would Kill Affirmative Action

By Bonnie Erbe - Bonnie Erbe - July 16, 2008

A black president would be the strongest argument against continuing race-based employment programs. more >>

Michigan Enrolls Fewer Minorities

By Alison Go - The Paper Trail - June 13, 2008

Class of 2012 is first class to fully apply after the state banned use of race in admissions. more >>

The Real Boost From Affirmative Action Bans

By Lucia Graves - Education - February 7, 2008

When affirmative action is removed from admissions, it's Asian-Americans, not whites, who benefit most. more >>

Michigan's First Day With New Admissions Policy

The Paper Trail - January 11, 2007

A federal court blocked Michigan universities' attempt to delay Proposition 2, which bans affirmative action in admission. That made yesterday the first day the University of Michigan would enact new admissions policies, after a week in which administrators froze all admissions activities so they could adapt to the new law, the Michigan Daily reports. more >>

Michigan's Prop 2 Delayed Until July

The Paper Trail - December 21, 2006

The anti-affirmative action proposition passed by Michigan voters November 7 will not take effect until July–and they mean it for real this time. The Michigan Daily reports that the district judge who needed to give final approval to an agreement reached late last week has given it. more >>

Michigan Schools Could Win Delay on Affirmative Action Ban

The Paper Trail - December 19, 2006

The state's attorney general and three Michigan universities have reached an agreement that, if approved by a U.S. more >>

Michigan Schools File Motion Seeking Delay of Prop. 2 Rules' Start

The Paper Trail - December 13, 2006

Michigan State, the University of Michigan, and Wayne State have filed a motion asking for federal courts to delay the start of an anti-affirmative action ban state voters approved this November, University of Michigan President Mary Sue Coleman announced in a statement published today in the Michigan Daily. "We want to ensure that our process is consistent and fair throughout the entire admissions cycle," Coleman writes. more >>

Is Dialogue Enough to Address Anti-Affirmative Action Poem at Tufts?

The Paper Trail - December 12, 2006

To address an anti-affirmative action poem published in Tufts University's conservative journal The Primary Source, the student government held a forum this weekend. But some argue that dialogue isn't enough to address the poem, a satirical rip-off of "O Come All Ye Faithful," translated into the voice of a fictional admissions officer pleading "O Come All Ye Black Folk. more >>

Underrepresented Minority Applications Up Almost 20% at Michigan

The Paper Trail - December 11, 2006

Applications from black, Latino, and Native American students are up nearly 20 percent at the University of Michigan, where state voters passed a ban on affirmative action this fall. "The increase," reports the Michigan Daily, "goes against what many were bracing for: a drop in minority applications due to worry that the ban could paint the University as an unwelcoming place for minority students. more >>

At University of Michigan, Partying for Diversity

The Paper Trail - November 30, 2006

A statewide ban on affirmative action has focused University of Michigan students' attention on racial tensions on campus--and they're starting to fight back, with a diversity push from an unexpected player: the fraternity and sorority scene. Self-segregation long plagued fraternities and sororities, but they've now launched an "unprecedented" move to reverse that, the Michigan Daily reports. more >>

University of Michigan President Tones Down on Affirmative Action

The Paper Trail - November 29, 2006

After her state voted in favor of an affirmative action ban the school had opposed, University of Michigan President Sue Coleman vowed to fight for diversity anyway--maybe even with a legal challenge. But now her tough talk seems to be more talk than tough, according to a report from the Michigan Daily. more >>

Are You at Least 25-percent Caucasian? B.U. College Republicans Have $250 for You

The Paper Trail - November 22, 2006

Copying a move that won a student group at Roger Williams University national media attention two years ago, the College Republicans at Boston University have made a call for applications to their "Caucasian Achievement and Recognition Scholarship." The winning student, who must be at least 25 percent Caucasian, will get $250. more >>

After Proposition 2, a 'New Edge' to Racial Harassment

The Paper Trail - November 17, 2006

Racial slurs and hate speech aren't new at the University of Michigan. But since the state voted yes on Proposition 2, an affirmative action ban, they've gotten a "new edge," the university's dean of students told the Michigan Daily. more >>

Hostage Situation...or Meeting with a University President?

The Paper Trail - November 16, 2006

Michigan State University's president met with students yesterday to film an action movie—er, talk about affirmative action. "Students with black bandanas tied around their mouths lined the walls, stood in corners, and sat on the floor, listening as a group of their peers explained their demands," the State News reports. more >>

Anti-Affirmative Action Advocates Look for Next Target

The Paper Trail - November 10, 2006

With a victory in Michigan under his belt, the California businessman who bankrolled that successful anti-affirmative action initiative is turning to other states, the Wall Street Journal reported yesterday. "If we can win in Michigan, a blue state with a Democratic governor. more >>

University of Michigan Prepares to Fight Ban

The Paper Trail - November 9, 2006

Voters passed the affirmative action ban on Election Day, but that won't stop the University of Michigan from battling the new law in court, an option university President Sue Coleman announced yesterday she is strongly considering. Her first priority, the Daily Michigan says: to prevent the initiative from taking effect this year, so that all Michigan applicants can be considered under the same criteria. more >>

Michigan Voters Pass Affirmative Action Ban

The Paper Trail - November 8, 2006

"It's like Christmas," says a University of Michigan student who supported the winning Proposition 2, which bans some forms of affirmative action, the Michigan Daily reports. The proposition's victory--about 62 percent of voters supported it--came despite the fact that its campaign had only a third as much money as the campaign against it as of last week, says the Chronicle of Higher Education, which also says the ban could have wide-ranging effects. more >>