Rethinking Affirmative Action
THE founding principle of affirmative action was fairness. After years of oppression, it seemed folly to judge blacks by the same measures as whites.
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Diversity Without Affirmative Action?
The Supreme Court is expected to rule soon in a case involving the University of Texas on the use of race and ethnicity in college and university admissions nationwide. California, Florida, Michigan and Washington have already outlawed affirmative action in admissions decisions.
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Suit accuses Compton school district of abuse, racial profiling
A group of parents and students have sued the Compton school district, alleging a pattern of abuse and racial profiling of Latinos by school police.
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Students Try to Break Taboo Around Social Class on Campus
When Heather Berg arrived at the University of Virginia in the fall of 2011, she was struck by the seemingly posh lifestyle many of her fellow students enjoyed. Dressing up for football games, going out to dinner on a whim, paying the steep admission for a day at the races: To Ms. Berg, a first-generation
Second racial incident at UC Irvine roils campus
A second racial incident in less than a month is roiling the UC Irvine campus.
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LAUSD board could ban suspensions for ‘willful defiance’
Backers of the resolution say ‘zero tolerance’ is harming kids. ‘Instead of punishing students, we’re going to engage them,’ says one supporter.
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San Diego Mayor Building Economic Bridges to Tijuana
SAN DIEGO — Opening a satellite city office in a far-flung neighborhood is not unusual in sprawling cities like this one. But one thing sets apart Mayor Bob Filner’s newest outpost: it is in another country.
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Assembly OKs bill allowing transgender students in sports
Students would be able to be on teams and use bathrooms that correspond to their gender identity rather than their sex.
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As Latinos Make Gains in Education, Gaps Remain
After lagging behind other Americans in education for generations, Latinos have significantly narrowed the gap, and last year they passed a milestone, with new Hispanic high school graduates more likely than their white counterparts to go directly to college, according to a new study.
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Opinion: We don’t live in a truly color-blind era, do we?
The recent flap over a Cal State San Marcos sorority’s ill-advised theme party and their concomitant slap on the wrist from the university’s PC police focuses attention yet again on race and ethnic identity in what is supposed to be an era of colorblindness.
Read more in the San Diego Union-Tribune.