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Students call ensuring diversity on campus vital

Reaction follows Supreme Court decision to rule on University’s policy of considering race as one factor among many in admissions

Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer Sherri Charleston Defends Harvard’s Race-Conscious Admissions Policies

Higher ed, civil rights leaders decry high court decision to hear admissions case

Many say the ruling could change face of U.S. colleges, extend to wider curbs on diversity policies.

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Supreme Court to hear Harvard admissions challenge

Decision could upend four decades of legal precedent allowing use of race as factor in decisions, alter higher education in U.S.

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Demystifying Harvard’s admission process

Harvard Gazette

I’m an Asian American Harvard student. The anti-affirmative-action case does not speak for me.

The Washington Post

I once told a Supreme Court justice that affirmative action got me into Harvard and Yale. Today they wouldn’t listen.

The Washington Post
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U.S. urges Supreme Court to decline Harvard admissions case

Harvard Gazette

The Supreme Court Tactic That Aims to Kill Affirmative Action

New York Times
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Harvard argues admissions suit isn’t worthy of Supreme Court review

The Harvard Gazette

Appeals court finds for Harvard in admissions case

The Harvard Gazette
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‘What’s at stake is the future of the country’

The Harvard Gazette
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Appeals court hears arguments in admissions case

The Harvard Gazette
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Major outpouring of support for University in legal battle over admissions approach

The Harvard Gazette