2023 CEO Civil Rights Fellowship Begins Accepting Applications

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It is with great joy that the Center for Equal Opportunity (CEO) announces and begins accepting applications today for its 2023 Civil Rights Fellowship. The program, which will take place between August 7-11, 2023 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. LEARN MORE 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 EMPLOYMENT NON-DISCRIMINATION ACT CEO Launches Inaugural …

PRESS RELEASE: Supreme Court Hears Argument in Harvard and UNC Cases

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Devon Westhill(904) 683-6060 (Washington, D.C) This morning, the Supreme Court of the United States will hear from the lawyers arguing on both sides of the race preferences cases SFFA v. Harvard and SFFA v. UNC. The Center for Equal Opportunity (CEO) and our staff helped write and then joined six amicus briefs in these cases urging the Supreme Court to take the cases and to overturn Grutter v. Bollinger (2003) which permitted the use of race in college admissions for the supposedly compelling benefits of campus racial diversity. Our briefs argued that race preferences are unconstitutional and …

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 …

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 …

CEO Applauds Supreme Court Grant of Affirmative Action Cases

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Devon WesthillMonday, January 24, 2022(904) 683-6060 (Falls Church, VA) Today, the Supreme Court of the United States granted certiorari in the consolidated cases of Students for Fair Admissions (SFFA) v. Harvard and SFFA v. UNC as the Center for Equal Opportunity (CEO) urged in the amicus briefs it joined in each case. This means that for the first time in years the Court will review the legality of race preferences in college admissions. CEO Chairman Linda Chavez said today: “These cases give lie to the notion that racial preferences hurt no one and redound only to the benefit …

CEO in the News – Archive

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CEO in the News – 2021

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Why would a Democrat President urge SCOTUS to refuse a case about a minority? Lars Larson – 12/15/21 Asians to be considered the same as white people when it’s convenient for the left Lars Larson – 11/15/21 The Myth of White Privilege American Thinker – 10/30/21 Biden officials find racism throughout government, plan ways to promote ‘equity’ Washington Times – 10/24/21 Expert panel discusses voting rights and wrongs Daily Trojan – 10/13/21 Biden Administration Opens Investigation Into Texas’ Mask Mandate Ban In Schools KTSA – 9/22/21 The American Bar Association Goes Woke iHeartRadio – 9/17/21 Back to the Drawing Board …

CEO in the News – 2019/2020

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Voters say no to discrimination Laurinburg Exchange – 12/2/20 Biden is set to ‘undo the Trump years’ with civil rights pivot The Straits Times – 11/12/20 THE NEXT FOUR YEARS IN CIVIL RIGHTS Powerline – 11/12/20 Good News from California Indeed National Review – 11/4/20 Linda Chavez on the Future of the Republican Party Wall Street Journal (Subscription required) Coalition Letter Urging Senators To Confirm Amy Coney Barrett IWF – 10/8/20 Campaign Corner: Who Should Vote In OHA Elections? Civil Beat – 10/7/20 The Rise of the Latino Republican National Review- 9/18/20 Affirmative action: Challenge to Harvard’s admissions practices hits …