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Featured Event Image: Common Ground: Affirmative Action

Common Ground will examine the Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard (2023) Supreme Court case, which ruled with a 6-2 vote that using race as a factor in college admissions is unconstitutional. Students for Fair Admissions argued that Harvard’s admissions practices discriminated against Asian Americans in violation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. This landmark decision overruled previous decisions in Grutter v. Bollinger (2003) and Regents of the University of California v. Bakke (1978) which had upheld affirmative action in col...

When  7:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 15
Where  Chapel, Map #53
Open to Off Campus Guests
  • Common Ground will examine the Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard (2023) Supreme Court case, which ruled with a 6-2 vote that using race as a factor in college admissions is unconstitutional. Students for Fair Admissions argued that Harvard’s admissions practices discriminated against Asian Americans in violation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. This landmark decision overruled previous decisions in Grutter v. Bollinger (2003) and Regents of the University of California v. Bakke (1978) which had upheld affirmative action in col...

    When  7:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 15
    Where  Chapel, Map #53
    Open to Off Campus Guests
  • Join Common Ground and Community Conversations for a lunch discussion about last night's Common Ground event. Open dialogue space to talk about your thoughts, reactions, and ideas related to last night's event.

    When  12:00 p.m. Wednesday, April 16
    Where  Kirner-Johnson (KJ) Levitt Center Conference Room, Map #14

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