Affirmative Action

Research related to Affirmative Action

Asian Americans and Race-Conscious Admissions: Understanding the Conservative Opposition’s Strategy of Misinformation, Intimidation & Racial Division

This report examines the current wave of attacks against race-conscious policies in postsecondary admissions (or affirmative action as the policy is more commonly termed), focuses specifically on the roles that Asian Americans have come to play, both unwillingly and willingly, in opposition efforts, and presents new research on Asian Americans’ support for affirmative action.

Are There Workable Alternatives to Affirmative Action?

Since the courts -- as recently as the 2016 Fisher v. University of Texas II -- recognize that diversity is a compelling educational goal for campuses, a central question is whether or not there actually are any feasible nonracial ways to achieve this goal. The Civil Rights Project worked with the Educational Testing Service to commission research papers from leading scholars that address this central question.

Alternative Paths to Diversity: Exploring and Implementing Effective College Admissions Policies

This report explores the issues before the Supreme Court of race-conscious affirmative action for college admissions, the continuing responsibilities of universities, and introduces a series of new studies, most commissioned by a collaboration between the Civil Rights Project and ETS.

Texas Top Ten Percent Plan: How It Works, What Are Its Limits, and Recommendations to Consider

 

The Promise and Peril for Universities Using Correlates of Race in Admissions in Response to the Grutter and Fisher Decisions