Affirmative Action /tags/affirmative-action Affirmative Action en-US Copyright KUT News 2025 Thu, 29 Jun 2023 17:22:35 GMT UT Austin only Texas public university affected by Supreme Court’s ending use of race in admissions /2023-06-29/ut-austin-only-texas-public-university-affected-by-supreme-courts-ending-use-of-race-in-admissions No other public universities use race as a factor, but Texas private schools like Rice and Southern Methodist University will be impacted. Thu, 29 Jun 2023 17:22:35 GMT /2023-06-29/ut-austin-only-texas-public-university-affected-by-supreme-courts-ending-use-of-race-in-admissions Kate McGee Supreme Court guts affirmative action, effectively ending race-conscious admissions /education/2023-06-29/supreme-court-guts-affirmative-action-effectively-ending-race-conscious-admissions The decision reverses decades of precedent upheld over the years by narrow court majorities that included Republican-appointed justices. Thu, 29 Jun 2023 14:50:38 GMT /education/2023-06-29/supreme-court-guts-affirmative-action-effectively-ending-race-conscious-admissions Nina Totenberg The Supreme Court adds affirmative action to its potential hit list /2022-01-24/the-supreme-court-adds-affirmative-action-to-its-potential-hit-list With the court already having heard arguments this term on abortion and guns, this case marks yet another politically charged issue that threatens to uproot decades of legal doctrine. Mon, 24 Jan 2022 19:55:03 GMT /2022-01-24/the-supreme-court-adds-affirmative-action-to-its-potential-hit-list Nina Totenberg, Eric Singerman As UT's Diversity Increases, So Does The Chance Of Another Affirmative Action Challenge /education/2018-07-12/as-uts-diversity-increases-so-does-the-chance-of-another-affirmative-action-challenge President Trump’s decision to roll back Obama-era guidelines supporting race-based college admissions could mean another legal challenge for UT� Thu, 12 Jul 2018 12:20:06 GMT /education/2018-07-12/as-uts-diversity-increases-so-does-the-chance-of-another-affirmative-action-challenge Nadia Hamdan Will Trump's Reversal Of Admission Guidelines Change The Way Colleges Choose Students? /news/2018-07-04/will-trumps-reversal-of-admission-guidelines-change-the-way-colleges-choose-students From Texas Standard:Harvard College is facing a major discrimination suit, alleging that its system of considering race as a factor in making admission� Wed, 04 Jul 2018 20:35:00 GMT /news/2018-07-04/will-trumps-reversal-of-admission-guidelines-change-the-way-colleges-choose-students Rhonda Fanning UT Will Continue To Consider Race In Admissions, Despite Trump Reversal On Obama Guidance /education/2018-07-03/ut-will-continue-to-consider-race-in-admissions-despite-trump-reversal-on-obama-guidance The Trump administration is rescinding Obama-era guidance to colleges and universities that encouraged schools to take a person's race into account in� Tue, 03 Jul 2018 21:34:00 GMT /education/2018-07-03/ut-will-continue-to-consider-race-in-admissions-despite-trump-reversal-on-obama-guidance KUT Staff Justice Department Takes Aim At Affirmative Action In College Admissions /texas/2017-08-02/justice-department-takes-aim-at-affirmative-action-in-college-admissions From Texas Standard:On Tuesday, the New York Times published a bombshell report that could rekindle the debate over affirmative action in Texas colleges� Wed, 02 Aug 2017 18:15:53 GMT /texas/2017-08-02/justice-department-takes-aim-at-affirmative-action-in-college-admissions Jill Ament The Trump Administration Might Target Affirmative Action. What Does That Mean For Texas Colleges? /education/2017-08-02/the-trump-administration-might-target-affirmative-action-what-does-that-mean-for-texas-colleges For about a year starting in June 2016, the practice of affirmative action in Texas university admissions seemed secure. The University of Texas at Austin� Wed, 02 Aug 2017 18:07:59 GMT /education/2017-08-02/the-trump-administration-might-target-affirmative-action-what-does-that-mean-for-texas-colleges Matthew Watkins | Texas Tribune UT-Austin Faces Another Affirmative Action Lawsuit /texas/2017-06-28/ut-austin-faces-another-affirmative-action-lawsuit From Texas Standard:Plaintiffs have filed a new lawsuit challenging the University of Texas at Austin's race-based admission rules. Unlike a well-known� Wed, 28 Jun 2017 18:40:45 GMT /texas/2017-06-28/ut-austin-faces-another-affirmative-action-lawsuit Jill Ament Man Behind Fisher Affirmative Action Case Files New Lawsuit Against UT-Austin /education/2017-06-27/man-behind-fisher-affirmative-action-case-files-new-lawsuit-against-ut-austin The man who helped Abigail Fisher sue the University of Texas at Austin for discrimination in a case that reached the U.S. Supreme Court twice is suing� Tue, 27 Jun 2017 18:01:56 GMT /education/2017-06-27/man-behind-fisher-affirmative-action-case-files-new-lawsuit-against-ut-austin Matthew Watkins | Texas Tribune