CEO Selects Inaugural Class of Civil Rights Fellows

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Dear friends, It is with great pleasure that we introduce to you the inaugural class of CEO civil rights fellows. Between Tuesday, August 9 and Friday, August 12, 2022, fellows will participate in an intensive seminar-style program in Washington, D.C. This fellowship will be a first-of-its-kind program within which fellows will receive instruction and training in civil rights caselaw, enforcement practices, and public policy. For example, fellows will learn the history of passage of major civil rights laws, become familiar with major Supreme Court decisions in this area, and learn about current controversies surrounding civil rights law and enforcement. The …

Blacks, Hispanics, Asians oppose race preferences in college admissions

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:Contact: Rudy GerstenWednesday April 6, 2022(703) 442-0066 (Falls Church, VA) Today, the Center for Equal Opportunity (CEO) released a new report on attitudes towards racial preferences in college admissions. Since the U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark decision in University of California Regents v. Bakke (1978), the use of race as a factor in college admissions has roiled public opinion. Dr. Althea Nagai, Senior Research Fellow at CEO, examines data from a recent Pew Research Center survey on racial and ethnic issues that shows considerable discomfort with using race to determine who should be admitted to college. Overwhelmingly, Americans of …

CEO Launches Office of Planned Giving

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Dear CEO supporters, The Center for Equal Opportunity is proud to announce the launch of our new Office of Planned Giving. For over a quarter century, CEO has been the leading conservative organization opposing race-based policies and discrimination at all levels of government, education, and in employment. Now as a supporter of colorblind equal opportunity, you can forever help the fight for nondiscrimination and race-neutral public policy in America by including a gift to CEO as part of your legacy. Unlike cash donations, planned gifts are typically made from assets in your estate, rather than disposable income. There are many ways to …

Opening Statement of Devon Westhill House Committee on the Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties

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Opening Statement of Devon WesthillPresident and General CounselCenter for Equal Opportunity House Committee on the JudiciarySubcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties Hearing of March 1, 2022 – Discrimination and the Civil Rights of the Muslim, Arab, and South Asian American Communities Chair Cohen, Ranking Member Johnson, and distinguished Members of the subcommittee, thank you for the opportunity to provide my testimony on “Discrimination and the Civil Rights of the Muslim, Arab, and South Asian American Communities.” My name is Devon Westhill and I am the president and general counsel of the Center for Equal Opportunity. CEO is …

Devon Westhill testifies before Congress

Center for Equal OpportunityCulture & Society

On Tuesday, March 1, CEO president and general counsel Devon Westhill will testify before Congress at the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties hearing: “Discrimination and the Civil Rights of the Muslim, Arab, and South Asian American Communities.” Mr. Westhill’s testimony will focus on racial discrimination against Asian American students in admissions at Harvard University and elsewhere.  Tune in at 10:00 a.m. eastern standard time. The hearing will be broadcast live here.  Related posts: Good Briefs in the Harvard Case TESTIMONY OF ROGER CLEGG, PRESIDENT AND GENERAL COUNSEL, CENTER FOR EQUAL OPPORTUNITY BEFORE THE U.S. COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS REGARDING …

Critical Race Theory: a Panel Discussion and Debate

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This event was hosted by the Chicago-Kent Chapters of the American Constitution Society for Law and Policy, Black Law Students Association, and Federalist Society on February 15, 2022. Critical Race Theory: a Panel Discussion and Debate The panel discussion was moderated by Professor Nancy Krent and the featured panelists were Northwestern Law Professor Paul Gowder; Chicago-Kent alumna Deborah Caldwell-Stone from the Freedom to Read Foundation; Chicago-Kent Professor Sheldon Nahmod; and Devon Westhill from the Center for Equal Opportunity. Related posts: TESTIMONY OF ROGER CLEGG, PRESIDENT AND GENERAL COUNSEL, CENTER FOR EQUAL OPPORTUNITY BEFORE THE U.S. COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS REGARDING THE PROPOSED …

Litigation Update: Investigating Title VI and Title IX Complaints

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Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 supplemented Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to include, in addition to barring discrimination on the ground of race, color, or national origin, sex as a protected class in federally funded education programs or activities. The purpose of enacting Title IX was to ensure that everyone, regardless of sex, would enjoy a discrimination-free educational experience. In the years since their enactment, observers have accused colleges and universities of violating Titles VI and IX in various ways. Many Title IX concerns have involved single-sex, female-only programs, scholarships, awards, fellowships, camps, …

CEO Launches Inaugural Civil Rights Fellowship

Center for Equal OpportunityCulture & Society

It is with great joy that the Center for Equal Opportunity (CEO) announces and begins accepting applications today for its NEW Civil Rights Fellowship. The program, which will take place between Tuesday, August 9 – Friday, August 12, is intended for law students with an interest in a career in a public, private, or nonprofit setting where their instruction and training can be shared with the public, the courts, and/or through policy development. All incoming fellows will be provided a $500 stipend. Lodging and meals will be provided, and travel expenses will be reimbursed. CEO welcomes law students to apply who have …

CEO in the News – 2022-2024

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Not DEI but MNO on MLK Day National Review – 1/14/24 Sexual assault lawsuit threatens Hillsdale’s Title IX exemption The Collegian- 1/17/24 Nonprofit Center for Equal Opportunity Launches “After Affirmative Action Network” FedSoc – 1/11/24 How U.S. Public Schools Teach Antisemitism The FP – 12/19/23 Will the Ban on Affirmative Action Hurt Diversity? Look to California EdWeek – 12/4/23 Watchdog or Lapdog? Law & Liberty – 11/29/23 Think tank will ‘monitor compliance’ with affirmative action ban The College Fix – 11/28/23 A Newspaper Giant Tried to Diversify it’s staff. White workers sued. Washington Post – 10/29/23 Devon Westhill Interview O’Conner …