Affirmative Action

In the wake of the uprisings this past summer, public surveys show that Americans have a greater appreciation of the reality and extent of what is sometimes called “systemic racism,” or the ways in which institutional arrangements and societal...

Haas Institute Assistant Director Stephen Menendian explains the importance of considering race in university admissions. Transcript: Stephen Menendian: I'm Stephen Menendian, the assistant director and director of research at the Haas Institute...

Amicus brief in Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin says UT admissions policy must be allowed to consider race in order to promote equal educational opportunity for all students. Download the brief.

Haas Institute Director john a. powell and Assistant Director Stephen Menendian recently wrote an article published in the University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform about the Fisher v. Texas case. This article delves into why the Supreme Court's decision in overruling the student was important to race-conscious admissions.

February 22, 2014 Presented during University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform's Symposium: "Affirmative Action and School Diversity After Fisher v. Texas." Fisher v. Texas_Implications for K-12 Integration.pptx

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