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Could reparations replace race-conscious admissions?

As colleges reckon with the Supreme Court’s affirmative action ban, some see an opportunity to return to the policy’s early roots: reparations through admissions. As the Supreme Court debated whether to strike down affirmative action last spring, Justice Brett Kavanaugh posed a surprising question to an expert witness: Should a benefit given to descendants of slaves whether a cash payment or something less concrete, like preferential treatment in college admissions be considered race-based? ....

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How UCLA has responded to Proposition 209

For more than 25 years since the passage of Proposition 209, UCLA has taken action to preserve the rich diversity of the campus environment. ....

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UCLA experts: The Supreme Court's affirmative action decisions

Forthcoming rulings could shape the future of diversity in higher education. ....

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College-going gap between Black and white Americans is getting worse

As affirmative action and diversity come under attack, inequity is widening and set to get worse. ....

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College-going gap between Black and white Americans is getting worse

As affirmative action and diversity come under attack, inequity is widening and set to get worse. ....

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