CEO fellowship alumni featured in Federalist Society panel

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CEO is pleased to announce the upcoming Federalist Society webinar “New Voices in Civil Rights: How Universities are Responding to SFFA” featuring four CEO Civil Rights Fellowship alumni and CEO president Devon Westhill. The webinar will take place next Thursday, January 16, at 12:00 pm ET.  From the Federalist Society release: Institutions of higher education released demographic data for their first classes admitted after the Supreme Court’s landmark decision Students for Fair Admissions v. President and Fellows of Harvard College held that the Constitution prohibits the use of race as a “bonus” in admissions decisions. The demographic data reflect a variety of …

Yale event explores role of ‘merit’ in higher education and hiring

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Article originally appeared on CollegeFix.com NEW HAVEN, Conn. – The Buckley Institute hosted a “firing line” debate on Tuesday afternoon on the role of “merit” in college admissions as well as hiring. Devon Westhill, president and general counsel of the Center for Equal Protection, argued in favor of merit, while Yale Law School Professor Daniel Markovits took the more critical approach. “Is merit a valid measure?” the debate asked, or has it outlived its usefulness. Westhill opened by emphasizing the importance of such debates in spaces like Yale, which he argued often lack intellectual diversity, functioning as echo chambers for …

Firing Line Debate: Is Merit a Valid Measure?

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On December 3, the Buckley Institute is hosting a Firing Line debate on merit in hiring and college admissions with Yale Professor Daniel Markovits and the Center for Equal Opportunity’s Devon Westhill. Date & TimeDecember 3, 2024, 4:30 pm LocationWLH 119100 Wall StNew Haven, CT DetailsOn December 3, 2024, at 4:30pm, in WLH 119 (100 Wall St, New Haven, CT) the Buckley Institute will host a Firing Line debate over whether merit is a valid criterion for college admissions and hiring, featuring Yale Law School’s Guido Calabresi Professor of Law Daniel Markovits and the Center for Equal Opportunity’s Devon Westhill. …

Devon Westhill discusses DEI on Fox News

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Military Academies Litigation After SFFA

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Last year, the Supreme Court decided the cases of Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard and Student for Fair Admissions v. University of North Carolina (SFFA). The Court held that the admissions programs of Harvard and UNC violated the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment and Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The decision has been interpreted broadly as outlawing race affirmative action in college and university admissions. However, in footnote 4 of the opinion, the Court indicated that its decision “does not address the issue” of race-based admissions programs at the military academies. Shortly after …

DEI Has Gone Too Far

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Podcast: Linda Chavez moderates discussion on the legal and historical interpretation of the term “equity.” 

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In this podcast episode, experts GianCarlo Canaparo and Mike Gonzalez provide a legal and historical interpretation of the term “equity.” This discussion, moderated by Linda Chavez, highlights how the definition of equity extends beyond civil rights protection and how the evolving definition of the term “equity” affects the legal realm. Related posts: The Mismatch Game Linda Chavez moderates panel on Critical Race Theory Here’s Linda Chavez on The O’Reilly Factor Unkingly Discrimination

In Loving Memory of CEO Legend Althea Nagai

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It is with great sadness the Center for Equal Opportunity mourns the passing of Althea Nagai, longtime CEO Senior Research Fellow, who died today after a long illness. Althea was a member of the CEO family from its inception in 1995.  Her work exposing the breadth and depth of racial preferences in college admissions shaped public opinion and not only helped lay the groundwork for nine statewide ballot initiatives to ban the government’s use of race, but also the landmark Supreme Court cases against the University of North Carolina and Harvard banning preferences in college admissions. Althea was the author …

CEO Fellowship Begins

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This week, CEO is hosting its third-annual Civil Rights Fellowship for aspiring lawyers with a series of activities and training in caselaw, enforcement practices, and public policy. The 2024 fellowship class includes ten law students fromsome of the best schools in the country: Ave Maria, Campbell University, George Washington University, Michigan State, University of Colorado, University of Florida, and University of Miami. The first of its kind program, spearheaded by CEO President and General Counsel Devon Westhill, is taking place here in Washington, D.C. We kicked things off with a discussion on post-Civil War constitutional amendments and major civil rights legislation, …