Collegiate Voices
Admissions scandal reveals ‘aristocracy masquerading as a meritocracy.’ By Ronald Brownstein / CNN
The college admissions scam opens a new front in the affirmative action debate. By John Blake / CNN
The Myth of White Meritocracy. By Linda Wiggins-Chavis / The Progressive
Who “belongs” at elite universities? The raging hypocrisy of higher ed gatekeeping. By Rachel Leah / Salon
Turns Out There’s a Proper Way to Buy Your Kid a College Slot. The Editorial Board / NYT
As Elite Campuses Diversify, A ‘Bias Towards Privilege’ Persists. By Elissa Nadworny / NPR
Ole Miss Basketball Players Kneel During National Anthem as Pro-Confederacy Groups Hold Rally On Campus. By Nick Greene / Slate
Will Anyone Save Black Colleges? By Adam Harris / The Atlantic
Which boxes to check? College hopefuls weigh race, identity and affirmative action. Nick Anderson / Wash Post
NCAA needs a reality check when it comes to grad rates for black athletes. By Derrick Z. Jackson / The Undefeated
HBCU Bennett College Could Close If It Can’t Raise $5 Million By February. By Ashleigh Atwell / Blavity
Legacy Admissions Offer An Advantage — And Not Just At Schools Like Harvard – Max Larkin and Mayowa Aina / NPR
How do colleges use affirmative action? Even some activists don’t understand – OiYan Poon / The Conversation
At trial, Harvard officials explain rejecting alternatives to using race in admissions – Josh Gerstein / Politico
The Harvard admissions plaintiffs are being used – Christine Emba / Wash Post
A Place for Ida B. Wells at Ole Miss – Jemar Tisby / NYT
The Underlying Attack in the Harvard Admissions Lawsuit – Jeffrey Toobin / The New Yorker
I’m an Asian-American Harvard Alumnus. Affirmative Action Works – Robert Rhew / NYT
The Rise and Fall of Affirmative Action – Hua Hsu / The New Yorker
‘Student Athlete,’ the latest doc from LeBron James, examines the exploitation of college athletes – Soraya Nadia McDonald / The Undefeated
At UF, black students feel a reckoning on race is long overdue – Claire McNeill / Tampa Bay Times
Here’s What’s Going On With Affirmative Action And School Admissions – Anya Kamenetz / NPR
White Supremacists’ Use of Campus Propaganda Is Soaring, Report Finds – Julia Jacobs / NYT
It Shouldn’t Have Taken a Lawsuit to Find Out Harvard Was Biased Against Asian Americans – Aaron Mak / Slate
When white colleges make black students’ worlds smaller instead of bigger – Cassandra Jackson / Wash Post
“I Want Four Years Where I’m Not Judged by the Color of My Skin” – Brandon E. Patterson / Mother Jones
