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Eliminating inequalities needs affirmative action

  • Written by Richard J. Reddick, Associate Professor in Educational Administration, University of Texas at Austin

The Supreme Court has upheld the affirmative action admission policy of University of Texas. Abigail Fisher, a white woman, applied to the University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin) in 2008. She sued the university after she was denied admission on the grounds that the university’s race-conscious admissions policy, violated the equal...

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