Black enrollment is waning at many elite colleges after affirmative action ban, AP analysis finds

An Associated Press analysis finds that the number of Black students enrolling at many elite colleges has dropped in the two ...

The pros and cons of affirmative action

Advocates often argue that affirmative action is necessary to correct historical injustice and that discrimination against ...

Black, Hispanic enrollment drops at Harvard in 2nd year since affirmative action ban

Data on Harvard's incoming class comes as the university has been fighting against attacks from the Trump administration for ...

A Backlash Is Growing Against Another Elite College Practice: ‘Legacy’ Admissions

Advocates who helped abolish affirmative action have set their sights on the longtime practice of giving preferences to the ...

Asian American Students Increase at Havard, as Black Students Decline

The shift mirrors trends at other elite schools after a ban on affirmative action. The Trump administration has said it wants ...

Is affirmative action’s end wiping out Black student enrollment? New data says yes

Two years after the Supreme Court banned affirmative action, elite colleges are witnessing a sharp decline in Black student ...
Inside Higher Ed

Black, Latino, International Student Populations Decline at Harvard

The share of Black, Latino and international students in this year’s incoming Harvard University class declined from last ...

Harvard data shows drop in Hispanic and Black students, spike in Asian

New data released by Harvard University's undergraduate school showed a decline for the class of 2029 in both Hispanic and ...
The Harvard Crimson

Experts Hesitant to Determine Trends in Harvard’s Demographic Data

Several experts said decreases in Black and Hispanic student enrollment to the Class of 2029 are not enough to indicate a ...
Hawai‘i Public Radio

Kamehameha Schools faces lawsuit amid changing affirmative action landscape

A rally organized by Kamehameha Schools on Tuesday was in response to a lawsuit challenging the school’s admission policy, ...

Anti-affirmative action groups' latest target is a private school that gives preference to Native Hawaiians

Students for Fair Admissions is challenging the legality of a school in Honolulu favoring Native Hawaiians, in an effort to expand the legal definition of racial discrimination in education.