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Affirmative Action in the News

"Showdown on Affirmative Action?" NPR, April 1, 2003, including audio of Supreme Court Oral Arguments. http://www.npr.org/news/specials/michigan/

"High Court Weighs Affirmative Action", MSNBC April 1, 2003
High Court Weighs Affirmative Action

"Affirmative Action Case Goes Before Court," Associated Press, April 1, 2003
 Affirmative Action Case Goes Before Court

"Heavy Hitters Back Michigan in Race Case: Stanford, Intel Among those Filing Briefs,"
San Francisco Chronicle, February 17, 2003,
http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2003/02/17/MN245276.DTL

"Groups Support University of Michigan Affirmative Action Case," New York Times, February 17, 2003 Groups Support University of Michigan Affirmative Action Case

"Ex-Officers Back Michigan Affirmative Action," Associated Press, February 17, 2003,
 Ex-Officers Back

MIT, Stanford, DuPont, IBM, NAS, NAE, NACME ask Supreme
Court to allow race as a factor in U. Michigan admissions case.
MIT Press Release 2/17/03

Harvard, Stanford, Yale Black Law Students Write Affirmative Action Brief.
February 14, 2002

Percentage Admissions Plans Fall Short As Substitutes for Affirmative Action,
Harvard Report Says, The Chronicle of Higher Education, February 11, 2003
http://chronicle.com/daily/2003/02/2003021102n.htm

Firms: Affirmative Action Helps Recruits, Associated Press, February 6, 2003.
Firms Affirmative Action Helps Recruits

Bush Team Seeks Time in U-M Case, Detroit Free Press, February 5, 2003.
Bush Team Seeks Time in UM case

Percent-plan Alternatives Not the Answer, U-M Leaders Say, The University Record, February 3, 2003. http://www.umich.edu/~urecord/0203/Feb03_03/06.shtml

APAs Speak Out Against Bush's Anti-Affirmative Action Stance, AsianWeek, January 31, 2003. http://www.asianweek.com/2003_01_31/news_affirmative.html

Stanford Takes Stand Backing Affirmative Action, The Stanford Daily, January 24, 2003. http://daily.stanford.edu/tempo?page=content&id=9972&repository=0001_article

Texas Admissions Plan has Not Increased Diversity at Flagship Campuses, Study Finds, The Chronicle of Higher Education, January 24, 2003.
http://chronicle.com/daily/2003/01/2003012401n.htm

The Condi Conundrum, Washington Post, January 21, 2003.
The Condi Conundrum (washingtonpost.com).pdf

Powell, Rice Address Affirmative Action, The Washington Times, January 20, 2003.
Powell defends affirmative action in college admissions - Jan. 20,.pdf

Meet the Press transcript for January 19, 2003, in which National Security Advisor, Condoleezza Rice spoke about the U. Michigan cases and her views on affirmative action in higher education.
Powell, Rice take stand on 'U' policies - News.pdf

From The Chronicle of Higher Education, January 16, 2003 "White House will ask the Supreme Court to Strike Down U. Michigan's Affirmative Action Policy" http://chronicle.com/daily/2003/01/2003011601n.htm

From the Washington Post, January 16, 2003 "Rice Helped Shape Bush Decision on Admissions"
Rice Helped Shape.pdf

The President Discusses the Michigan Cases, transcript from the White House, January 14, 2003. http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2003/01/20030115-7.html

From The Chronicle of Higher Education December 13, 2002 "Supreme Court Showdown" http://chronicle.com/weekly/v49/i16/16a02001.htm

 

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