Affirmative Action | search
Click here to view Affirmative Action news from 60+ newspapers.
Bookmark or Share- Affirmative action - WikipediaAffirmative action was first created from Executive Order 10925, which was signed by President John F. Kennedy on 6 March 1961 and required that government employers "not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, creed, color, or national origin" and "take affirmative action to ensure that applicants are ...
- Affirmative action in the United States - Wikipedia"Affirmative action is a national policy that concerns the way Americans feel about race, past discrimination, preferences, merit – and about themselves. This is why it is an American dilemma, and that is why we must understand how it developed and how its rationale and definition have changed since the 1960s." [18]: 283
- Affirmative action | Definition, History, & Cases | BritannicaAffirmative action in the United States is the active effort to improve employment, educational, and other opportunities for members of groups that have been subjected to discrimination. Criteria for affirmative action include race, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, ethnic origin, and age.
- Supreme Court strikes down affirmative action programs in college ...In a historic decision, the Supreme Court severely limited, if not effectively ended, the use of affirmative action in college admissions on Thursday. By a vote of 6-3, the justices ruled that the admissions programs used by the University of North Carolina and Harvard College violate the Constitution’s equal protection clause, which bars ...
- Affirmative Action: Definition & College Admissions - HISTORYAffirmative action programs attempt to address past discrimination by encouraging minority and women’s representation in college admissions and employment.
More
