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Pritzker School of Law. The lawsuit comes just over a year after the Supreme Court ended the use of affirmative action in the college admission process.

Lawsuit against Pritzker School of Law alleges its hiring process discriminates against white men

July 3, 2024

A conservative activist group filed a lawsuit Tuesday against the Pritzker School of Law alleging its hiring process discriminates against white men by giving preference to candidates of other gender identities...

A gavel strikes down on a pie chart of different skin tones with different shades of purple in the background.

Northwestern community members sign onto amicus briefs as Supreme Court reconsiders affirmative action

November 16, 2022

As the Supreme Court considers two cases that could potentially outlaw affirmative action, Northwestern faculty and community members are getting involved by creating and signing onto amicus briefs in...

A gavel placed over a pie chart with different-sized slices representing students of different skin tones.

Northwestern faculty reflect on Supreme Court affirmative action cases, discuss past and future of race in college admissions

November 2, 2022

Three months after its decision to overturn Roe v. Wade and revoke the constitutional right to an abortion, the Supreme Court is back in session. This term, it’s taking up another major issue: the future...

Hiredesai: Omnivorousness and Higher Ed Admissions

January 20, 2021

AND is in our DNA. This is the phrase underlined in my notes from my first visit to Northwestern more than two years ago. As much as I was soaking up the idyllic views at the Lakefill, I was also enamored...

An aerial view of the Harvard University campus in 2013.

Judge rules Harvard did not discriminate against Asian American applicants

October 1, 2019

A federal judge Tuesday dismissed accusations of racial bias in Harvard University’s admission process, a win for the university at the center of the fight over the use of race-conscious admissions. U.S....

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