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Today, Senior Deputy Director of Litigation @JLee_LDF will argue on behalf of 26 Harvard student and alumni groups to #DefendDiversity and holistic admissions. Watch the argument here: youtube.com/channel/UCiq_K…
Last year, a Massachusetts Federal Court upheld Harvard’s consideration of race, as one of many factors, in their admissions program. This important victory reaffirmed that diversity is a vitally important component of a student’s education. naacpldf.org/press-release/…
The case was appealed by SFFA, an organization led by known anti-civil rights activist Edward Blum. Eliminating holistic admissions does a huge disservice to the entire university and forces students of color to hide key parts of their identity. defenddiversity.org
BREAKING: @NAACP_LDF has just filed a brief in SFFA v. Harvard on behalf of 26 @Harvard student & alumni organizations standing together to #DefendDiversity in higher education. #EqualEdWeek
Read the as-filed brief: ldf.news/HarvardFilingM…
Read the as-filed brief: ldf.news/HarvardFilingM…
“...it is imperative for Harvard to draw upon this diversity to forge its renowned learning environment and prepare the next generation for the many important challenges ahead.”
-@Sifill_LDF
Learn more about the fight to #DefendDiversity: defenddiversity.org
-@Sifill_LDF
Learn more about the fight to #DefendDiversity: defenddiversity.org
As stated in the Harvard Minority Association of Pre-Med Students' declaration, "supporting the consideration of race in admissions and condemning racism are not mutually exclusive." defenddiversity.org/about-2
🚨 We won! The Court found that Harvard's race-conscious admissions process complies with #SCOTUS precedent
Today, a court also rejected motions for summary judgment in our case involving UNC's diversity efforts.
We won't stop fighting to safeguard diversity
#DefendDiversity
Today, a court also rejected motions for summary judgment in our case involving UNC's diversity efforts.
We won't stop fighting to safeguard diversity
#DefendDiversity
@NAACP_LDF @Harvard @AAAJ_AAJC @NPR @cspanwj @nytimes @educationweek @TheAtlEducation @HuffPostEdu @thehill Federal Judge Allison Burroughs’ issued a landmark ruling today in favor of @Harvard on all counts in our case SFFA v. Harvard.
Today’s decision should reassure public and private universities that race conscious admissions are valid.
Read more: bit.ly/2p7uGpl
Today’s decision should reassure public and private universities that race conscious admissions are valid.
Read more: bit.ly/2p7uGpl
@NAACP_LDF @Harvard @AAAJ_AAJC @NPR @cspanwj @nytimes @educationweek @TheAtlEducation @HuffPostEdu @thehill Our clients, current and former @Harvard students have been heard.
“Affirmative action programs are necessary for resolving the persistent problems of privilege and isolation on college campuses."
#DefendDiversity
“Affirmative action programs are necessary for resolving the persistent problems of privilege and isolation on college campuses."
#DefendDiversity
In just a few moments, we will give post-trial arguments in the #Harvardlawsuit. Watch LDF’s Skadden Fellow @CaraMcClellan6 explain what to expect from the proceedings. #DefendDiversity
Judge Burroughs asks why SFFA’s counsel hasn’t included any student testimony to support their statistical evidence. SFFA’s counsel cites previous cases such as EEOC v Eastman Kodak to explain that they “don’t need to do it” in order to prove their claim. #DefendDiversity
SFFA has done a 180 degree turn on their original claim of intentionally discriminating against Asian Americans.
With the final hearing in the SFFA vs. Harvard trial coming up on Wednesday, here's a (long) thread on who Students for Fair Admissions/Ed Blum is and the billionaire libertarian organizations that pay its/his bills. #defenddiversity
Students for Fair Admissions (SFFA) was founded in 2015 by Edward Blum. Blum has a history of fighting affirmative action. He was behind the case Abigail Fisher lost against the University of Texas. @nhannahjones wrote a great story about that case. propublica.org/article/a-colo…
Before creating SFFA in 2015, Blum was the head of the Project on Fair Representation, and before that the Campaign for a Color-Blind America.
Let's talk about Blum first. The biographical sketch here draws on this helpful piece by @JoanBiskupic reuters.com/article/us-usa…
Let's talk about Blum first. The biographical sketch here draws on this helpful piece by @JoanBiskupic reuters.com/article/us-usa…
Conservative group and some Chinese American suing Harvard for racial discrimination in a case that could end affirmative action. Case goes to trial next Monday. My story of why I support affirmative action as an Asian American and parent. #DefendDiversity chronicle.com/article/Actual…
Last week, Trump's Department of Justice opened investigation at Yale charging anti-Asian discrimination -latest attempt by Trump administration to take aim at the long-standing practice of allowing race to be used as one of many factors, and never only one in admissions.
I am Asian American, have Yale degree, and I have conducted research on Asian Americans for over 20 years as a professor of Asian American Studies, and have Asian American high schooler who will soon be applying to college. That's why I SUPPORT affirmative action.
