Madison.com
Posted: Tuesday, September 20, 2011 8:00 am
Our daughter is applying to colleges this fall, and I’m acutely aware of the competition for spaces at top schools. But I strongly support affirmative action. Public debate about its role was sparked last week by the Center for Equal Opportunity’s announcement that it had identified racially discriminatory admissions policies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. The conservative Virginia-based group said that the university favors black and Hispanic undergraduate and law school students over whites and Asian-Americans.
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Showing posts with label Center for Equal Opportunity. Show all posts
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Wednesday, September 21, 2011
Tuesday, September 13, 2011
Campus Connection: Conservative think tank reports 'severe' racial discrimination at UW-Madison
Madison.com
TODD FINKELMEYER The Capital Times tfinkelmeyer@madison.commadison.com 1 Comment Posted: Tuesday, September 13, 2011 1:32 am
Whites and Asians aren't getting a fair crack at being admitted to the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
That's what two studies released late Monday night by the Center for Equal Opportunity indicate. The organization states in apress release accompanying the studies that there is "severe discrimination based on race and ethnicity in undergraduate and law school admissions" at Wisconsin's flagship institution of higher education.
The CEO -- a conservative think tank based out of Sterling, Va., that pushes "colorblind public policies" and backs the elimination or curtailment of existing racial preference and affirmative action programs -- reports that UW-Madison gives "African Americans and Latinos preference over whites and Asians" in admissions.
Read more: http://host.madison.com/news/local/education/campus_connection/article_672151ac-ddd2-11e0-bada-001cc4c03286.html#ixzz1XplYR7uZ
TODD FINKELMEYER The Capital Times tfinkelmeyer@madison.commadison.com 1 Comment Posted: Tuesday, September 13, 2011 1:32 am
Whites and Asians aren't getting a fair crack at being admitted to the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
That's what two studies released late Monday night by the Center for Equal Opportunity indicate. The organization states in apress release accompanying the studies that there is "severe discrimination based on race and ethnicity in undergraduate and law school admissions" at Wisconsin's flagship institution of higher education.
The CEO -- a conservative think tank based out of Sterling, Va., that pushes "colorblind public policies" and backs the elimination or curtailment of existing racial preference and affirmative action programs -- reports that UW-Madison gives "African Americans and Latinos preference over whites and Asians" in admissions.
Read more: http://host.madison.com/news/local/education/campus_connection/article_672151ac-ddd2-11e0-bada-001cc4c03286.html#ixzz1XplYR7uZ
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
Report: Colleges favor blacks in admissions
The Columbus Dispatch
Tuesday, February 15, 2011 02:53 AM
By Encarnacion Pyle
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH
RELATED STORY
Kasich reassures black lawmakers
Ohio State and Miami officials dismissed a report issued yesterday that accuses their universities of discriminating against white students by favoring black applicants.
The Center for Equal Opportunity, a conservative think tank that fights race-based admissions policies at colleges across the nation, says its analysis shows that black students at both schools have a leg up on white students with comparable test scores and academic records. ...
Officials at both schools disputed the findings but said they had not seen the report until yesterday. They said each school looks at the whole student - not just their test scores, grades and class rank.
Full Story: http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2011/02/15/report-colleges-favor-blacks.html
Tuesday, February 15, 2011 02:53 AM
By Encarnacion Pyle
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH
RELATED STORY
Kasich reassures black lawmakers
Ohio State and Miami officials dismissed a report issued yesterday that accuses their universities of discriminating against white students by favoring black applicants.
The Center for Equal Opportunity, a conservative think tank that fights race-based admissions policies at colleges across the nation, says its analysis shows that black students at both schools have a leg up on white students with comparable test scores and academic records. ...
Officials at both schools disputed the findings but said they had not seen the report until yesterday. They said each school looks at the whole student - not just their test scores, grades and class rank.
Full Story: http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2011/02/15/report-colleges-favor-blacks.html
New Study Documents Heavy Admissions Discrimination at Ohio State and Miami University
Center for Equal Opportunity
Monday, 14 February 2011
(Columbus,OH) A new study released today by the Center for Equal Opportunitydocuments evidence of significant discrimination based on race andethnicity in undergraduate admissions at Ohio State University andMiami University. African Americans and, to a lesser extent, Latinoswere given preferences over whites and, again to a lesser extent,Asians.
OHIO STATE PRESS RELEASE
OHIO STUDY
SJW: This is another "study" from the group whose mission is to end affirmative action.
Monday, 14 February 2011
(Columbus,OH) A new study released today by the Center for Equal Opportunitydocuments evidence of significant discrimination based on race andethnicity in undergraduate admissions at Ohio State University andMiami University. African Americans and, to a lesser extent, Latinoswere given preferences over whites and, again to a lesser extent,Asians.
OHIO STATE PRESS RELEASE
OHIO STUDY
SJW: This is another "study" from the group whose mission is to end affirmative action.
Saturday, October 11, 2008
NU officials dispute anti-affirmative action report
KearneyHub.com
By: Matthew Hansen, WORLD-HERALD STAFF WRITER
10/08/2008
The University of Nebraska College of Law discriminates against white students because it has admitted black and Hispanic students with inferior grades and test scores, concludes a study by an anti-affirmative action group. The report, released Wednesday by the Center for Equal Opportunity, says a minority student with a score of 150 on the standard law school entrance exam has a markedly higher chance of admission than a white student with that score."Most Americans don't like discrimination . . . whether it's of the old-fashioned variety or discrimination of the politically correct variety, as well,'' said Roger Clegg, president of the Virginia-based Center for Equal Opportunity.School leaders scoff at that conclusion, noting that the vast majority of NU law students are white -- for example, six black students are in the first-year law class of 146. The school also gives preferences to rural Nebraskans, those who speak two languages and applicants involved in music and art, they say."We can better discuss foreign affairs if we admit students from other countries,'' said Steve Willborn, the law school's dean. "We can better discuss sports law if we admit a college athlete. And we can better discuss race-based police practices if we admit African Americans."We cheat all our students if we aren't allowed to take these sorts of things into consideration,'' he said.The skirmish over the law school's admissions practices is one battleground in a higher education war over whether universities should ever weigh a student's race and gender when giving out scholarships and admitting students.Nebraska voters are likely to decide the outcome on Election Day, when the Nebraska Civil Rights Initiative, which would ban race-, ethnicity- and genderbased affirmative action, will be on the ballot.If the ban passes, university officials worry that numerous university programs to recruit and improve the academic standing of minority and female students will need to be changed or discontinued.An NU Medical Center summer institute for black Virginia college students could be in jeopardy, a UNMC vice chancellor says. A University of Nebraska at Omaha program that pairs black students with local businesspeople would need to be altered or ended, says the UNO business school dean. And all reference to race, ethnicity and gender would have to be deleted. [To read the entire story, go to: http://www.kearneyhub.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=20157500&BRD=268&PAG=461&dept_id=577571&rfi=6 ]
By: Matthew Hansen, WORLD-HERALD STAFF WRITER
10/08/2008
The University of Nebraska College of Law discriminates against white students because it has admitted black and Hispanic students with inferior grades and test scores, concludes a study by an anti-affirmative action group. The report, released Wednesday by the Center for Equal Opportunity, says a minority student with a score of 150 on the standard law school entrance exam has a markedly higher chance of admission than a white student with that score."Most Americans don't like discrimination . . . whether it's of the old-fashioned variety or discrimination of the politically correct variety, as well,'' said Roger Clegg, president of the Virginia-based Center for Equal Opportunity.School leaders scoff at that conclusion, noting that the vast majority of NU law students are white -- for example, six black students are in the first-year law class of 146. The school also gives preferences to rural Nebraskans, those who speak two languages and applicants involved in music and art, they say."We can better discuss foreign affairs if we admit students from other countries,'' said Steve Willborn, the law school's dean. "We can better discuss sports law if we admit a college athlete. And we can better discuss race-based police practices if we admit African Americans."We cheat all our students if we aren't allowed to take these sorts of things into consideration,'' he said.The skirmish over the law school's admissions practices is one battleground in a higher education war over whether universities should ever weigh a student's race and gender when giving out scholarships and admitting students.Nebraska voters are likely to decide the outcome on Election Day, when the Nebraska Civil Rights Initiative, which would ban race-, ethnicity- and genderbased affirmative action, will be on the ballot.If the ban passes, university officials worry that numerous university programs to recruit and improve the academic standing of minority and female students will need to be changed or discontinued.An NU Medical Center summer institute for black Virginia college students could be in jeopardy, a UNMC vice chancellor says. A University of Nebraska at Omaha program that pairs black students with local businesspeople would need to be altered or ended, says the UNO business school dean. And all reference to race, ethnicity and gender would have to be deleted. [To read the entire story, go to: http://www.kearneyhub.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=20157500&BRD=268&PAG=461&dept_id=577571&rfi=6 ]
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