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Affirmative Action in Higher Education We are committed to generating and synthesizing research on key civil rights and equal opportunity policies that have been neglected or overlooked. Charting the Future of College Affirmative Action: Legal Victories, Continuing Attacks, and New ResearchEdited by Gary Orfield, Patricia Marin, Stella M. Flores and Liliana M. Garces. July 23, 2007 The right of universities to take race-conscious action to diversify their student bodies rested for a quarter century on a U.S. Supreme Court decision in the 1978 Bakke case, which left almost no one satisfied and many conservatives convinced that an increasingly conservative Supreme Court would outlaw affirmative action. After a huge national mobilization over two crucial cases against the University of Michigan which were decided in 2003, Grutter v. Bollinger and Gratz v. Bollinger, it seemed likely that the surprisingly positive decision from the Court's majority in Grutter would set a relatively clear path for the next quarter century. In that decision, from a Court much more conservative than the Bakke Court, Justice O'Connor, writing for the majority, solidified the rationale for affirmative action and expanded on its justifications. Overall, Grutter seemed to be a sweeping victory for supporters of affirmative action.
We Dont Feel Welcome Here: African Americans and Hispanics in Metro Boston Josephine Louie. April 20, 2005 Racial discrimination is an ongoing reality in the lives of African Americans and Hispanics in Metro Boston. Although the region has experienced significant growth in racial and ethnic diversity over the past several decades, racial minority groups continue to struggle for full acceptance and equal opportunity. African Americans and Hispanics report persistent discrimination in the workplace, in seeking housing, and in their day-to-day encounters with other metro area residents.
Racial Equity and Opportunity in Metro Boston Job Markets Nancy McArdle. December 7, 2004 People of color make up a vital and growing part of Metro Boston’s workforce. They face substantial challenges, however, in obtaining employment (especially in faster-growing and higher-paying sectors), in accessing locations of rapid job growth, and in earning a livable income. Latinos and blacks face the greatest hurdles, yet certain Asian populations struggle as well—especially those with less education and those working in the shrinking manufacturing sector or low-paying service jobs. Previous work by the Metro Boston Equity Initiative of the Civil Rights Project at Harvard University has examined the related challenges of segregated housing patterns and unequal educational opportunities faced by racial and ethnic minorities in Metro Boston.
Courting Affirmative Action Angelo Ancheta. The Harvard Crimson. April 10, 2003 Race-conscious affirmative action is as controversial as it has ever been, but last week’s oral arguments in the University of Michigan affirmative action cases make clear that subtlety rather than absolutism will determine the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision making in these hotly contested and vitally important cases.
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