On Thursday, June 29, 2023 the Supreme Court ruled affirmative action unconstitutional, overturning decades of college admissions precedent. Now, many people nationwide wonder about the future of diversity in higher education. Biola has its own goals for diversity that are rooted in its beliefs as a...

After 27 years of service, Justice Stephen Breyer announced his impending retirement from the Supreme Court. The 83-year-old liberal justice faced pressure from the left to retire while the Democrats maintain power in the White House and Senate, NBC reports.  Even before Breyer’s retirement announcement,...

The Supreme Court is scheduled to see cases about affirmative action, specifically in higher education. According to The New York Times the affirmative action policies at both Harvard University and at the University of North Carolina will take the stand. DEFINING THE PROBLEM The Chronicle of Higher...

(This story was originally published in print on Oct. 17, 2019). From bribery to unfair admission, the fairness of acceptance and merit of students in the admissions process of universities seems to continuously be under investigation. Most recently, the Student for Fair Admissions—a nonprofit organization...

Last Thursday, the U.S. Department of Justice announced that it had filed court documents siding with Students for Fair Admissions, a group that includes more than a dozen Asian-American students who were denied admission by Harvard University. This was the latest development in a lawsuit the group...