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Protects diversity and expands opportunity. so today i went to offer some guidance to our nations colleges that they review their admission systems after todays decision. guidance has consistent with todays decision they should not abandon their commitment to ensure student bodies of diverse backgrounds and experience that reflect all of america. what i propose for consideration is a new standard where colleges take into account the adversity a student has overcome when selecting among qualified...

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, every time...

Large—scale, but it was disruption and we also heard reports in nanterre of a bank also being vandalized, so is already ramping up and we are only at the start of the evening here. of course what the police is trying to do with is slitted police presence, 40,000 as you say, is to try and deter people from coming out onto the streets, but its important to say people that i spoke to say that they were there peacefully protesting have a real problem with the way that they say they are policed, pa...

>> julie: i have to get your take on this. supreme court decision today. were waiting to hear from the president on the supreme courts landmark decision striking down race-based factors in college admissions. one of the cases before the court involved harvards reject channel of an asian student with perfect grades and test scores. harvard responded. it reads, we write today to reaffirm the fundamental principle that deep and transform active teaching, learning and research depend on a community ...

All of us who believe that we work hard enough we all can have a chance at getting our own slice of this grand american dream. i firmly believe that diversity is very important for education. the future leaders of america need to have representation across all backgrounds of this society. this is why as i mentioned in my previous speech, affirmative action is a well-intentioned idea that is poorly executed in reality. thus, it is my hope to see a renewed college admissions system that recognizes...

Son of a recently unemployed west virginia coal miner. it belongs to those with the last names of smith or lee, chen or gonzalez. it belongs to all of us who deserve a chance but can now rejoice over the fact that at least our kids can be judged based on their achievements and merits alone. most importantly, it belongs to all of us who believe that if we work hard enough we all can have a chance at getting our own slice of this grand american dream. i firmly believe that diversity is very import...

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I remember, what you just mentioned, it brought to mind an experience of mine, and friends of mine, school cricket, years ago, we were sent to county trials and eventually we wanted to go to a county team. four of us from state schools were put at the lower batting order options, seven, eight, nine, ten and ii. the boys from private school backgrounds were given the other positions. there was no rhyme or reason why that would have happened. that was 30 years ago. why is that still the case in so...

Because they didnt feel that they would be trusted. they said that they couldnt go to the authorities. we know that trust is very easily destroyed, but it is very hard to be billed. how does the ecb builds trust once again?— billed. how does the ecb builds trust once again? well, i think its not to trust once again? well, i think its got to listen _ trust once again? well, i think its got to listen to _ trust once again? well, i think its got to listen to the _ trust once again? well, i think ...

Not happened? if we look across the media landscape, art media areas as diverse as they should be? we talk about it at boardroom level. are the people in charge who run the sport, are they from diverse backgrounds? that comes into class as well. if cricket was a safe space for people and ethnic minorities in particular, the wonderful programme that chevy is part of, the ace programme, it would not exist because it would be a more inclusive game. there was a south asian action plan, a strategy pl...