/tags/affirmative-action Affirmative action en-US Copyright © 2024 ÍâÍøÌìÌà Thu, 29 Jun 2023 22:01:27 GMT /government-politics-issues/2023-06-29/bailey-warns-missouri-universities-local-leaders-to-end-affirmative-action-policies The move comes after the U.S. Supreme Court declares affirmative action policies unconstitutional. Thu, 29 Jun 2023 22:01:27 GMT /government-politics-issues/2023-06-29/bailey-warns-missouri-universities-local-leaders-to-end-affirmative-action-policies Lara Hamdan /government-politics-issues/2013-10-07/supreme-court-starts-with-old-favorites This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Oct. 7, 2013: There are no blockbusters on the U.S. Supreme Court term that begins today. Nothing… Mon, 07 Oct 2013 19:25:07 GMT /government-politics-issues/2013-10-07/supreme-court-starts-with-old-favorites /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2013-06-24/legal-roundtable-affirmative-action-school-transfer-phone-data-collection-etc The top legal issue in the day’s news was the U.S. Supreme Court ruling on affirmative action at the University of Texas. Instead of the expected… Mon, 24 Jun 2013 23:46:31 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2013-06-24/legal-roundtable-affirmative-action-school-transfer-phone-data-collection-etc Mary Edwards, Alex Heuer, Don Marsh /government-politics-issues/2013-06-24/supreme-court-maintains-affirmative-action-precedent This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, June 24, 2013: Affirmative action survived in the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday, but universities will… Mon, 24 Jun 2013 17:04:38 GMT /government-politics-issues/2013-06-24/supreme-court-maintains-affirmative-action-precedent /2012-08-14/il-13-other-states-back-affirmative-action-in-college-admissions-policy New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman on behalf of 14 states, including Illinois, is urging the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold racial preferences in… Tue, 14 Aug 2012 15:06:15 GMT /2012-08-14/il-13-other-states-back-affirmative-action-in-college-admissions-policy /government-politics-issues/2012-03-28/affirmative-action-needs-to-change-to-affirmative-opportunity-sociologist-says This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, March 28, 2012 - To be more effective – and have greater appeal to more Americans – people who… Thu, 29 Mar 2012 02:46:15 GMT /government-politics-issues/2012-03-28/affirmative-action-needs-to-change-to-affirmative-opportunity-sociologist-says Dale Singer /politics-issues/2009-02-02/commentary-robert-reich-talks-about-equal-opportunity This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Feb. 2, 2009 - In early January, Robert Reich, one of Obama's economic advisers and Secretary of… Tue, 03 Feb 2009 02:39:52 GMT /politics-issues/2009-02-02/commentary-robert-reich-talks-about-equal-opportunity Kira Hudson Banks /government-politics-issues/2008-05-05/two-controversial-initiative-petition-drives-fail This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon: Wherever workers appeared to gather signatures for the initiative petition to bar state affirmative… Tue, 06 May 2008 00:27:58 GMT /government-politics-issues/2008-05-05/two-controversial-initiative-petition-drives-fail Robert Joiner /government-politics-issues/2008-04-11/commentary-on-affirmative-action-time-for-a-new-look This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon: I’ve decided that to achieve what Sen. Barack Obama referred to in his recent speech on race — the… Fri, 11 Apr 2008 18:28:14 GMT /government-politics-issues/2008-04-11/commentary-on-affirmative-action-time-for-a-new-look Kira Hudson Banks