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disappointment saying colleges are stronger when theyre racially diverse. >> we cant go backwards. you know, i know todays court decision is a severe disappointment to so many people including me. we cannot let the decision be a permanent setback for the country. with me right now, "politicos" white house bureau chief jon jonathan lemire at the white house, and democratic strategist and former executive director of the new york state democratic party, basil, so jonathan, first to you, ...

>> sandra: awaiting a press conference for students for fair admission who brought on this case after we heard from the president there just a short time ago. so that presser in washington will be underway any moment. well get there when it begins. the group brought two separate cases against the university of north carolina and harvard to the nations highest court and asian-american student claims he was rejected from six elite universities by race. reaction out of it. >> thank you fo...

Michael Lomax, president and chief executive officer of the United Negro College Fund, said even the most well-funded institutions are […] The post HBCUs, expecting surge in applications, may limit admissions appeared first on TheGrio.

Counsel have been closely monitoring the changes in admissions procedures should the court reach a decision like the one today. we remain vigilant and intend to initiate litigation should universities defiantly flout this clear ruling and the dictates of title 6 and the equal protection clause. >> that was edward bloom speaking right now, he is the founder of students for fair admissions, the organization that brought these two lawsuits before the supreme court, so basil, given what we just hear...

Qualification review process. its one thing for the commander in chief to pardon or to get involved in actual court cases in the military justice system, even president obama did that on rare occasion, but what trump has done here is getting himself right involved in the qualification process. it would be akin to the president deciding in a particular case that a pilot, who had had, you know, several mishaps and was up for a review board about whether he or she could keep his or her wings, the p...

A jaw dropping new study shows that white people dont like affirmative action unless they think its going to benefit them. and this is very real practical implications because every year that goes by, the job market increasingly requires college degrees. parents grow more anxious about their kids getting into college. and admissions to these colleges grow more and more competitive. so along comes this great experiment, a study by frank sampson, a professor of sociology at the university of miami...

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