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High Court Holds Off on Bias Case – The New Haven Register – December 16, 2008
Malcolm Gladwell’s Success Story – The Boston Globe – December 13, 2008
Diversity Hiring: Famine in the Midst of Hiring – The Huffington Post – December 9, 2008
Race in Obama’s America: Searching for the Promised Land – The Economist – December 4, 2008
Another Obstacle for Affirmative Action, and Congress Prepared to Fight – The Washington Post – December 3, 2008
Affirmative Stagnation – The Michigan Daily – December 3, 2008
Three Issues Will Weigh Heavy on Obama – The Denver Post – November 25, 2008
Advocates Search for Clues of President-Elect Obama’s Civil Rights Plan – U.S. News and World Report – November 18, 2008
The Illusion of Race-Blind Admissions – Inside Higher Ed – November 18, 2008
Barack Obama, Ward Connerly, and Affirmative Action – The Daily Voice – November 17, 2008
Number of Black Football Coaches at Major Colleges Shrinks to Four – LA Times – November 7, 2008
After Colorado Loss, Ward Connerly May Pull the Plug on Affirmative Action Bans – The Colorado Independent – November 7, 2008
Vote Results Are Mixed on a Ban on Preference – The New York Times – November 7, 2008
In Wake of Obama’s Victory, Civil Rights Leaders Make Adjustments – The Chicago Tribune – November 6, 2008
Affirmative Action Change Under Obama? – Politico – November 3, 2008
Colorado Voters Preserve Affirmative Action – Rocky Mountain News – November 6, 2008
Nebraska Voters Back Affirmative Action Ban – Omaha World-Herald – November 5, 2008
Obama Elected President as Racial Barriers Fall – The New York Times – November 4, 2008
Obama Can’t Erase the Racial Divide, Nor Should He Be Expected To – The Daily Voice – October 29, 2008
Path to Racial Unity Divides – The Washington Times – October 29, 2008
Affirmative Action: The Numbers Don’t Lie – Summit Daily News – October 25, 2008
Affirmative Action on Ballot in Some U.S. States – Reuters – October 15, 2008
More Minorities in College, But Gaps Remain – San Francisco Chronicle – October 9, 2008
Voters Face Affirmative Action Ban Measures – USA Today – October 4, 2008
Women Business Owners Seek Better Access to Federal Contracts – The New York Times – October 2, 2008
Ward Connerly: The Color of Money – Ballot Initiative Strategy Center
New Ad Campaign Accuses Ward Connerly of Profiteering from Affirmative Action Fight – The Daily Voice – September 25, 2008
Statement of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund on Diversity in Higher Education – NAACP LDF – September 19, 2008
Keeping the Affirmative Action Debate in Context – Diverse: Issues in Higher Education – September 18, 2008
Statement of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund on Promoting Diversity in Schools – NAACP LDF – September 16, 2008
Affirmative Action Study Sparks Controversy – The San Francisco Chronicle – September 14, 2008
UCLA’s New Admission Policy Rights a Wrong – Los Angeles Times – September 7, 2008
Beyond the Spin: No Wonder Blacks Snub GOP – Philadelphia Enquirer – September 4, 2008
Attacking Affirmative Action – NOW (PBS) – August 29, 2008
Obama’s Nomination Doesn’t End Fight for Civil Rights – Chicago Tribune – August 29, 2008
Jackson: With Obama, More Civil Rights Barriers Fall – New York Times – August 27, 2008
Appeals Court Rules for City in Reverse Discrimination Case – St. Louis Post-Dispatch – August 27, 2008
Initiative on Affirmative Action Off Ballot – azcentral.com – August 21, 2008
Census Data Project More Diversity at Work – USA Today – August 14, 2008
Delicate Obama Path on Class and Race Preferences – The New York Times – August 3, 2008
McCain, Obama Surprisingly Close on Affirmative Action – The Chicago Tribune – July 30, 2008
McCain Sides with Ban on Affirmative Action – USA Today – July 27, 2008
Affirmative Action: How Obama and McCain Stack Up on the Issue – DiversityInc – July 23, 2008
Where’s the Talk About Racial Justice? – The New York Times (Letters) – July 13, 2008
Ballot Initiative Under Fire – Denver Daily News – July 8, 2008
Affirmative Distraction – The New York Times (Stephen Carter) – July 6, 2008
Non-Profit Aims to Advance Diversity in Michigan - PR Newswire - June 11, 2008
Obama Doesn’t Shrink on Affirmative Action Bans - USAToday - June 10, 2008
Affirmative Action Petition Misses Deadline - St. Louis Post-Dispatch - May 5, 2008
White Teen Sues University of Texas over Admissions Policy - Houston Chronicle - April 8, 2008
A Complicated Record on Race: All sides of the affirmative action debate think Barack Obama agrees with them - Newsweek - April 7, 2008
Affirmative Action Ban Scuttled - Tulsa World - April 5, 2008
Colorado Petition Draws Charges of Deception - New York Times - April 1, 2008
