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Updates | The Week of July 31, 2017

Eve Levin  //  8/6/17  //  Topic Update

The DOJ is seeking lawyers for “investigations and possible litigation related to intentional race-based discrimination in college and university admissions” that will likely target affirmative action programs (NYT, WaPo, LA Times).

  • White nationalist views drive this new focus on affirmative action, argues Paul Waldman for the Washington Post.
  • White Trump voters believe they face a high degree of discrimination (WaPo).
  • Lambda Legal blasted the DOJ’s approach.
  • Sherrilyn A. Ifill, President and Director-Counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, writes that affirmative action is necessary for racial justice at the New York Times.
  • Deborah N. Archer explains why admissions processes should consider race at ACSBlog.

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