Support for affirmative action has waxed and waned since the 1960s. In the ensuing decades, however, opposition grew, as the practice became increasingly associated with preferential treatment, ...

The Trump administration considers even race-blind admissions policies illegal if they’re intended to achieve diversity.

BERKELEY, Calif. (KGO) -- The U.S. Supreme Court has issued another blow to affirmative action. In a 6-2 vote, the court decided voters can ban affirmative action programs through ballot initiatives.

The full impact of the Supreme Court's June 2023 ruling that colleges can't consider race in admissions may not be known for years. But a CBS News analysis of enrollment records shows the first class ...

Critics of affirmative action have launched a long-shot appeal aimed at stopping California from requiring training on unconscious bias in every continuing medical education class. A July ruling by a ...

Right now the Supreme Court holds the fate of affirmative action in its hands, and things don’t look good. Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin pits a school that believes affirmative action and ...

Many Asian American students, researchers, and parents are searching for answers amid the Trump administration’s ongoing crackdown on diversity, equity, and inclusion in higher education.

SUNY has told its colleges and universities to review race-based scholarships due to a 2023 Supreme Court decision that outlawed affirmative action.