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June 2016 - Second Fischer v. Texas case

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June 2016 - Second Fischer v. Texas case

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The Supreme Court upheld the University of Texas at Austin’s consideration of race in the college admissions process - a win for affirmative action.

- “President Obama spoke about the decision at a White House briefing, saying, ‘I’m pleased that the Supreme Court upheld the basic notion that diversity is an important value in our society, and that this country should provide a high-quality education to all our young people, regardless of their background. We are not a country that guarantees equal outcomes, but we do strive to provide an equal shot to everybody. And that’s what was upheld today.’”

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June 2020 - California Board of Regents endorses repealing the ban on affirmative action

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June 2020 - California Board of Regents endorses repealing the ban on affirmative action

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The California Board of Regents unanimously voted against the state’s ban on race- and gender-based admissions practices. California voters, however, upheld the law.

- “What we’re saying is we should be able to have an honest, forthright evaluation of the totality of factors that make someone who they are and speak to that which they’ve achieved.”

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ACCEPT, a group that advocates for racial equity in college admissions, co-organized a research event that focused on the topic.

- “A paper by Ted Thornhill, a sociologist and associate professor at Florida Gulf Coast University, advocates for systematically auditing admission officers' email correspondences with students to ensure they are equally responsive to prospective students and applicants across different socio-demographic groups.”

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Fall 2020 - Transition to test-optional admissions

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Fall 2020 - Transition to test-optional admissions

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Many US colleges begin using test-optional policies in their admissions processes, beginning to address the bias that standardized testing introduces.

- “Test-blind or test-optional institutions now account for more than two-thirds of all four-year institutions in the U.S.”

- “Test scores are not the only source of bias in the selective admissions process.”

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October 2020 - Yale sued over unfair admissions

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October 2020 - Yale sued over unfair admissions

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The U.S. Department of Justice sues Yale over racial bias in its admissions.

- “Legal challenges contesting the scope of the use of race in admission persist and have kept colleges on the defensive.”