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  1. www.britannica.com › topic › affirmative-actionAffirmative action | Definition, History, & Cases | Britannica

    5 days ago · Affirmative action was initiated by the administration of President Lyndon Johnson (1963–69) in order to improve opportunities for African Americans while civil rights legislation was dismantling the legal basis for discrimination.

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  2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Affirmative_action_in_the_United_StatesAffirmative action in the United States - Wikipedia

    2 days ago · In the United States, affirmative action consists of government-mandated, government-approved, and voluntary private programs granting special consideration to groups considered or classified as historically excluded, specifically racial minorities and women.

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  4. www.politico.com › news › magazineOpinion | The Supreme Court, Affirmative Action and the Sad Truth...

    Jun 25, 2024 · A year after the Supreme Court struck down affirmative action, top colleges have shown their commitment to racial diversity was never real.

  5. helpfulprofessor.com › affirmative-action-examples13 Affirmative Action Examples (2024) - Helpful Professor

    Jun 13, 2024 · Affirmative action refers to policies and practices that seek to uplift marginalized communities. It aims to correct past injustices and create a more equal society through various methods, such as quotas, targeted advertising, and specific training. Affirmative action is quite a controversial topic, with many supporters and critics.

  6. dr.ntu.edu.sg › handle › 10356Affirmative action: is it unjustified? A case of Singapore's...

    Jun 10, 2024 · In this paper, I argue that in the case of Singapore’s Reserved Presidential Elections, affirmative action is not unjustified. This paper will expand on ideas I have set forth in a previous paper of mine.

  7. www.insidehighered.com › news › admissionsTracking the effects of affirmative action’s demise - Inside...

    5 days ago · Bryan Cook, higher ed policy director at the Urban Institute, has been tracking the impact of the Supreme Court’s affirmative action ruling for the past year. Saturday marked one year since the Supreme Court struck down race-conscious admissions in the Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard and University of North Carolina Chapel Hill ruling.

  8. www.aaartsalliance.org › magazine › stories"Admissions Granted" Revisits the Overturning of Affirmative...

    Jun 30, 2024 · That assumption was dramatically upended on June 29, 2023, when the Supreme Court overturned affirmative action in higher education on behalf of Asian American plaintiffs in Students for Fair Admissions (SFFA) v. Harvard. Admissions Granted, a new documentary co-directed by Miao Wang and Hao Wu, follows the development of the case over the past ...