The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

The Pitt News
The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

The Pitt News
The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

The Pitt News
Dana Thompson and David Bernstein speak at the “All Angles: Discussion on Affirmative Action” event on Thursday in the William Pitt Union.

All Angles discusses affirmative action, Supreme Court decision

By Khushi Rai, Senior Staff Writer • January 19, 2024

Following the Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard Supreme Court decision, which ruled that race-based affirmative action programs in higher education admissions violated the equal protection clause...

A gate opens to the Harvard University campus Dec. 13, 2018, in Cambridge, Mass.

Opinion | How elite universities whitewash the humanities and arts

By Ebonee Rice-Nguyen, Senior Staff Columnist • August 26, 2023
Affirmative action has been on the decline for years, but the announcement of its ultimate demise was still a slap in the face to students and families from traditionally underrepresented racial groups. While current students won’t feel the repercussions of the Supreme Court ruling, future generations will be left with the aftermath.
The Cathedral of Learning

Editorial | Discounted in-state tuition is more important now than ever

By The Pitt News Editorial Board • July 12, 2023
In the wake of the blow to affirmative action, keeping in-state tuition rates low is more important than ever to maintain college accessibility.
The Cathedral of Learning.

Supreme Court rules affirmative action unconstitutional, Pitt administration responds

By Ryleigh Lord, News Editor • June 30, 2023
Educational leaders, including Vice Provost Ann Cudd, have spoken out in response to the Supreme Court’s striking down of the use of affirmative action in college admissions.
Opinion | It’s time for affirmative action to become socioeconomic

Opinion | It’s time for affirmative action to become socioeconomic

By Paul Beer, Staff Columnist • November 11, 2022
If affirmative action is destined to change, it ought to start focusing on family income.
UPMC Presbyterian Hospital complex on Fifth Avenue.

University dismissed from lawsuit alleging slander

By Allison Radziwon, Assistant News Editor • September 8, 2022
A judge dismissed Pitt from a civil lawsuit filed against the University by Norman Wang, a cardiologist, who claimed he was demoted and slandered having been removed from his job at UPMC after writing an op-ed criticizing affirmative action.
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center reached an agreement with the Department of Education’s Civil Rights Division on Tuesday to end the school’s consideration of race in the admissions process.

Editorial: Ending affirmative action sets us back

By The Pitt News Editorial Board • April 10, 2019
Affirmative action policies play an important role in ensuring the systemic challenges faced by marginalized communities are diminished.
Harvard must end affirmative action policies

Harvard must end affirmative action policies

By Neena Hagen, Hayden Timmins, The Pitt News Staff • September 14, 2018
Affirmative action programs had good intentions back in the 1960s — and good results for racial minorities — but today they’re just weapons against high-achieving minorities like Asian Americans.

Editorial: Affirmative action brings necessary minority voice

By The Pitt News Editorial Board • December 3, 2015

As protests rage on college campuses across the nation, they force us all to confront the issues surrounding racial discrimination in academia. On Dec. 9, the discourse will make its way to the Supreme...

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