Collegiate Voices
43 Percent of White Students Harvard Admits Are Legacies, Jocks, or the Kids of Donors and Faculty. By Jordan Weissmann / Slate
All college students should take a mandatory course on black history and white privilege. By Emily Walton / USA Today
Kamala Harris grew up in a mostly white world. Then she went to a black university in a black city. By Robin Givhan / Wash Post
The Ongoing Struggle of the Black Ivy League. By Alaina Morgan / AAIHS
What College Admissions Offices Really Want. By Paul Tough / NYT
Historically black colleges give graduates a wage boost. By Gregory N. Price / The Conversation
It’s Time for Black Athletes to Leave White Colleges. By Jemele Hill / The Atlantic
Remember that new SAT ‘adversity score’? That’s no longer happening. By Kendall Tramell and Chris Boyette / CNN
Stephen Curry to Bankroll Golf’s Return to Howard University. By Sopan Deb / NYT
Texas Tech Medical School To End Use Of Race In Admissions. By Richard Gonzales / NPR
Who has the best hair in the NCAA tournament? By Jessie Washington / The Undefeated
Being Black in a White Academic World. By Jemelle Bouie, Rachelle Hampton, Aisha Harris and Carvell Wallace / Slate
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
