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Join Us: Tuesday, September 13 at UCLA or Virtually

Don't miss the book launch of The Walls Around Opportunity: The Failure of Color Blind Policy for Higher Education! For many young people, racial inequality puts them at a disadvantage from early childhood. The Walls around Opportunity argues that colorblind policies have made college inaccessible to a large share of students of color and reveals how policies that acknowledge racial inequalities and set racial equality goals can succeed where colorblindness has failed.

New Resources on Affirmative Action for CA Voters

New research summaries are available for CA voters seeking fact-based information about affirmative action.

Statement Against Politically Motivated Federal Censorship of Research & Training on Racial Issues

On the 19th anniversary of 9/11, we issue this statement on the importance of maintaining academic freedom and opposing politically motivated censorship.

Impact of Affirmative Action Ban in California

William Kidder, a research associate with the Civil Rights Project who has studied issues of affirmative action at the University of California for years, recently produced this Fact Sheet and Research Synthesis, "Affirmative Action, Graduation Rates and Enrollment Choice at the University of California."

Civil Rights Project Statement on DACA Decision

In yesterday's decision on the case, brought by the University of California, the Court rejected the Administration's action on the basis of its failure to provide any serious justification for its sweeping action.