Keeping Up with CEO

Rudy GerstenKeeping Up with CEO

Dear CEO friends,   April was a busy month at the Center for Equal Opportunity with key developments in several of our ongoing projects. We have news to share on CEO’s upcoming summer fellowship, the release of our new study on racial attitudes, our recent efforts on Title IX, and important victories over the Left’s misguided diversity and equity agenda—both in the court of public opinion and in the courtroom.    Here’s the latest…   CIVIL RIGHTS FELLOWSHIP SELECTION DAY   Last week CEO announced the selections for our 2022 Civil Rights Fellowship. The inaugural class is made up of a dozen young men and women, …

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 …

March Madness at CEO

Rudy GerstenCulture & Society, Keeping Up with CEO

Dear CEO supporters, They don’t call it March Madness for nothing. This year March arrived with a flurry of activity at the Center for Equal Opportunity as we waged on multiple fronts our relentless battle against race-based policies and discrimination. As this busy month comes to end, we want to update you on our recent efforts. DELIVERING OUR MESSAGE TO CONGRESS On March 1, CEO President and General Counsel Devon Westhill was invited to testify at the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties. CEO has a proud history of testifying before Congress on key civil …

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

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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 …

Keeping Our Promises

Rudy GerstenCulture & Society, Keeping Up with CEO

Dear CEO supporters, When the Center for Equal Opportunity welcomed new leadership a year ago, we promised you CEO would not just continue our many critical battles in the fight against race-based policies in government, education, and employment, but also take on important new challenges as well. Our staff and board have been busy ensuring we keep that promise and want to update you on those efforts. Inaugural Young Legal Fellows Program This month, CEO announced the launch of our new Civil Rights Fellowship. The first-of-its-kind program is being led by CEO president Devon Westhill, who has much experience in …