Defending Affirmative Action
Inside Higher Ed, November 2, 2015
No consensus exists in American society about the practice of colleges considering race in admissions decisions. Since the 1970s, colleges have been doing so to try to enroll diverse classes of students (and of course under Jim Crow many colleges considered race to prevent diversity). Read more

Affirmative Action at Risk in Supreme Court Case
Inside Higher Ed, June 30, 2015
The U.S. Supreme Court agreed Monday to review the constitutionality of the consideration of race and ethnicity in college admissions cases. And many legal experts believe the justices are likely to be skeptical of such consideration. Read more

Supreme Court Is Last Hope for Affirmative-Action Critics in ‘Fisher’ Case
The Chronicle of Higher Education, November 12, 2014
The last hope for critics of affirmative action in the case Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin is the U.S. Supreme Court. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit on Wednesday denied a petition for a full hearing by the court, setting the stage for a second showdown in the Supreme Court, should it choose to take the case. Read more

Next Step in Affirmative Action Case: Full Appeals Court
Inside Higher Ed, July 30, 2014
Lawyers for Abigail Fisher on Tuesday filed an appeal in her suit challenging the way the University of Texas at Austin considers race in admissions. A panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, in a 2-1 ruling, this month rejected Fisher's challenge. Read more

Appeals Court Upholds University of Texas at Austin's Affirmative Action Policy
Inside Higher Ed, July 16, 2014 
A federal appeals court on Tuesday upheld the University of Texas at Austin's consideration of race in admissions. A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit found, 2 to 1, that the Texas program is legal. Read more

AERA Executive Director Comments on Obama Administration's New Guidance on the Voluntary Use of Race to Support Diversity in Higher Education
September 27, 2013
Felice J. Levine, executive director of the American Educational Research Association (AERA), issued the following statement on the U.S. Department of Education’s release of new guidance to colleges and universities on the voluntary use of race to support diversity in postsecondary education. Read more

AERA Executive Director Comments on Supreme Court’s Fisher Ruling
June 25, 2013
Felice J. Levine, executive director of the American Educational Research Association (AERA), issued the following statement on the Supreme Court’s decision to send the Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin affirmative action case back to the Fifth Circuit Court.
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