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Civil Rights and Discrimination

Maurer School of Law: Indiana University

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College and university admissions

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Change In Racial And Ethnic Classifications Is Here: Proposal To Address Race And Ethnic Ancestry Of Blacks For Affirmative Action Admissions Purposes, Kevin D. Brown Jan 2009

Change In Racial And Ethnic Classifications Is Here: Proposal To Address Race And Ethnic Ancestry Of Blacks For Affirmative Action Admissions Purposes, Kevin D. Brown

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Symposium: Race Across Boundaries: Introduction, Kevin D. Brown Jan 2008

Symposium: Race Across Boundaries: Introduction, Kevin D. Brown

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The Racial Gap In Ability: From The Fifteenth Century To Grutter And Gratz, Kevin D. Brown Jan 2004

The Racial Gap In Ability: From The Fifteenth Century To Grutter And Gratz, Kevin D. Brown

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Justice O'Connor’s opinion for the United States Supreme Court in Grutter v. Bollinger upheld the University of Michigan Law School’s affirmative action plan. Beneficiaries of affirmative action clearly meet the necessary qualifications for admissions to selective colleges, universities, and graduate programs. But, the justifications for affirmative action articulated by Justice O'Connor implicitly recognized that underrepresented minorities with a history of discrimination are not as academically qualified as their non-Hispanic white (and Asian counterparts). Their inclusion in affirmative action plans is based on the belief that they provide enough educational and non-educational benefits to offset their academic shortcomings.

There are measurable …