Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel
Group's report on University of Wisconsin brings back old vibes
Sept. 14, 2011
A friend in Madison sent a gleeful message about a recent affirmative action protest at the state's largest university.
"It's just like old times!" she exclaimed.
Like me, she's long past her college days but remembers vividly when affirmative action was the hot button cause of the time.
Along with ending apartheid in South Africa, many Americans who attended college during the 1970s and 1980s still remember battles over affirmative action policies - a thorny issue for students, parents and teachers.
Full Story: http://www.jsonline.com/news/milwaukee/129848613.html
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Monday, September 19, 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
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