In light of the Obama administration’s 2016 proposal to add new racial and ethnic categories to the Census form, we are posting CEO president Roger Clegg’s 2002 testimony to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights regarding racial and ethnic data collection by government agencies. 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 Roger Clegg testifies regarding H.R. 40 Americans Overwhelmingly Reject Racial Preferences in Admissions Politicized external review panels as unguided “diversity” missiles: California university administrators remain ultra-slow learners
CEO in the News – 2015/2014
Asian-American groups challenge UT quotas Weatherford Democrat- 12/10/15 7 Criticisms Of Affirmative Action That Have Been Thoroughly Disproved Think Progress- 12/9/15 Video: Debating Affirmative Action Constitution Center- 12/4/15 McRaven’s racial hiring policy for UT is likely illegal, experts say Watchdog.org- 11/12/15 New study urges consideration of race in college admissions Pacific Legal- 10/31/15 SAT’s Racial Impact Inside Higher Ed- 10/27/15 Not every ex-felon should regain right to vote Palm Beach Post- 10/11/15 Q&A with Linda Chavez The Collegian- 9/17/15 Symposium: Getting serious about racial discrimination The Collegian- 9/8/15 A “Dubious Expediency”: How Race-Preferential Admissions Policies on Campus Hurt Minority Students …
Testimony of CEO president and general counsel Roger Clegg before the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights regarding “Minority Access to Higher Education”
Testimony of CEO president and general counsel Roger Clegg before the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights regarding “Minority Access to Higher Education” 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 Testimony of CEO president and general counsel Roger Clegg before the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights regarding “Minority Access to Higher Education” Minority Access to Higher Education Roger Clegg testifies regarding H.R. 40
Racial and Ethnic Preferences in Admission to the University of Utah College of Law
Racial and Ethnic Preferences in Admission to the University of Utah College of Law Related posts: Politicized external review panels as unguided “diversity” missiles: California university administrators remain ultra-slow learners The Multi-Front War against Racial Admission Preferences Keeping an Eye on College Admission Officers Update on the Struggle against Universities’ Affirmative Discrimination
Center for Equal Opportunity Applauds SCOTUS’s Affirmative Action Decision
Calls on Federal, State, and Local Governments to Enact Similar Bans on Preferences 4/22/14- (Falls Church, VA) The Supreme Court today upheld the right of states and local governments to ban preferential treatment on the basis of race, ethnicity, and sex. 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 We Need More Bills Like This BAMN! The Center for Equal Opportunity Zaps Racial Preferences Update on the Struggle against Universities’ Affirmative Discrimination
CEO Praises Supreme Court’s Fisher Decision: Calls for End to Racial Admissions Preferences
(Falls Church, VA) The Center for Equal Opportunity praised the Supreme Court’s decision today in Fisher v. University of Texas, overturning the court appeals ruling that had upheld the University of Texas’s use of racial preferences in university admissions. CEO had joined Pacific Legal Foundation in a series of amicus briefs in this litigation — first in the U.S. Court of Appeals, then urging the Supreme Court to take the case, and then urging the Court to end racial preferences. Before that, it had also filed an administrative complaint against the University’s policy. Related posts: Fisher v. University of Texas …
CEO Praises SCOTUS’s Shelby County Decision
(Falls Church, VA) The Center for Equal Opportunity praised the Supreme Court’s decision today striking down as unconstitutional the coverage formula of Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act. CEO had filed amicus briefs at both the petition stage and on the merits, urging this result. In addition, CEO chairman Linda Chavez and its president and general counsel Roger Clegg had testified against re-enacting Section 5 when it was before Congress in 2006. 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 Responds to University of Oklahoma Statement School Makes Misleading Comments on CEO’s Admissions Study
(Oklahoma City, OK) A study released earlier today by the Center for Equal Opportunity (CEO) documented evidence of racial discrimination in law, undergraduate, and medical school admissions at the University of Oklahoma. The study, which analyzes data obtained from the University itself, found that African Americans were admitted to all three schools with lower academic qualifications than students from other racial and ethnic groups. There was some evidence of preferential treatment for American Indian applicants as well. The University responded today in a statement, expressing disappointment that CEO did not allow the school to participate in the study and dismissing …
CEO in the News – 2012
University Denies Accusations Of Showing Racial Bias In Admissions: We Do It To Diversify Our Student Population, It Claims. Human Resources Journal – 10/25/12 http://www.humanresourcesjournal.com/2012/10/university-denies-accusations-of-showing-racial-bias-in-admissions-we-do-it-to-diversify-our-student-population-it-claims/ Holland Sentinel – 10/24/12 University Of Oklahoma Accused Of Showing Racial Preference Before State Affirmative Action Vote Huffington Post – 10/23/12 University accused of racial discrimination in admissions OUDaily – 10/23/12 Think tank alleges racial discrimination in University of Oklahoma admissions Newsok – 10/23/12 OU Accused Of Racial Discrimination When Admitting Students Newson6.com – 10/23/12 Study suggests racial preferences in place at OU San Francisco Chronicle – 10/22/12 Study Claims OU Shows Racial Discrimination Fox …
Racial and Ethnic Admission Preferences at the University of Oklahoma
Racial and Ethnic Admission Preferences at the University of Oklahoma Admissions Related posts: Racial Discrimination Found in University of Oklahoma Admissions Washington University Complaint 2019 Update on the Struggle against Universities’ Affirmative Discrimination The Multi-Front War against Racial Admission Preferences