Blacks, Hispanics, Asians oppose race preferences in college admissions

Center for Equal OpportunityDocuments, Education

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 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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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 & Company – 9/22/23 Study alleges race-based discrimination in admissions at University of Maryland Washington Examiner – 9/20/23 DEI in the Executive Branch Federalist Society – 9/19/23 Anti-affirmative action group drops lawsuit against Yale after university promises reforms The College Fix – 9/13/23 Race in College Admissions Controversy Steve Gruber Show – 9/5/23 Sneaking Past SCOTUS: California Dems Attempt Affirmative Action Workaround Free Beacon – 8/31/23 Opportunity, …

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 …

CEO Welcomes Devon Westhill as New President and General Counsel

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(Falls Church, VA) On January 21, 2021, the Center for Equal Opportunity (CEO) welcomed Devon Westhill as its new president and general counsel. Immediately prior to his selection as president and general counsel of CEO, Westhill served as the top civil rights official at the United States Department of Agriculture. Westhill began his legal career as a criminal trial lawyer in Florida where his practice included defending clients accused of criminal offenses and university conduct violations, and those subjected to civil asset forfeiture. Westhill has also worked at the nonprofit, nonpartisan Federalist Society and the United States Department of Labor …

Pervasive Preferences 2.0

Althea NagaiDocuments, Education

Years ago, Robert Lerner and I produced many studies of racial and ethnic preferences in public higher education for the Center for Equal Opportunity (CEO). In 2001, we summarized these individual statistical reports in “Pervasive Preferences.” This report, “Pervasive Preferences 2.0,” is a statistical compilation of the undergraduate and law school reports that I’ve done since Grutter v. Bollinger (2003). Part I covers preferences in undergraduate admissions. Part II summarizes the findings of preferences in law school admissions. Related posts: Good Briefs in the Harvard Case Politicized external review panels as unguided “diversity” missiles: California university administrators remain ultra-slow learners …

Campus Diversity and Student Discontent: The Costs of Race and Ethnic Preferences in College Admissions

Althea NagaiDocuments, Racial Preferences

Read now [PDF]: Campus Diversity and Student Discontent: The Costs of Race and Ethnic Preferences in College Admissions The Supreme Court has declared that campus diversity creates numerous education benefits and that race could be used as a factor in pursuit of diversity. As a result, many colleges and universities pass over white and Asian American applicants with better academic preparation, favoring blacks and (to a lesser extent) Hispanics. Research shows however that racial preference policies create a mismatch of academic qualifications between minorities receiving preferences and the rest of their entering class, and the academic disparities continue throughout college. Especially in the …

If California Restores Race Discrimination: Implications for Higher Education

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If California Restores Race Discrimination: Implications for Higher Education Related posts: New CEO Report: If California Restores Race Discrimination: Implications for Higher Education Politicized external review panels as unguided “diversity” missiles: California university administrators remain ultra-slow learners 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 We Need More Bills Like This