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DESCRIPTION:SCOTUS Decision on Affirmative Action\n\nJul 13, 2023 at 1:00 PM 
 PT\n\nRSVP: 
 https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_OXjSDMFwTiKC2S03jCL2Vg#/registration\n\nJoin 
 the Campaign for College Opportunity, Mexican American Legal Defense Fund 
 (MALDEF) and EducationCounsel for an overview of the Supreme Court 
 affirmative action decision.\n\nAffirmative action was put in place in the 
 mid-1960s as part of civil rights victories, which was essential in a 
 system of higher education that primarily served white men. By banning 
 race-conscious admissions, the Supreme Court has outlawed a powerful tool 
 that has been used to advance the inclusion and integration of Latinx, 
 Black, Asian American, NHPI, and AIAN students in higher education. This 
 decision is a detrimental step backwards for a nation where over half of 
 K-12 students are Latinx, Black, Asian American, NHPI, and AIAN. \n\nThe 
 Supreme Court ruling to prohibit the use of race-conscious admissions in 
 higher education is a threat to our democracy and an assault on the 
 progress that universities have made to promote racial integration on 
 college campuses. Despite significant progress, too many Latinx, Black, 
 Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (NHPI), and American 
 Indian/Alaska Native (AIAN) students are shut out from our nation’s top 
 universities and colleges, yet their academic, social, and economic 
 contributions are needed to benefit our economy and strengthen our 
 multi-racial democracy.\n\nLegal experts will share an overview and legal 
 parameters of the Supreme Court decision on \nrace-conscious admissions 
 while uplifting what can and must be done to advance equitable opportunity 
 and access to higher education for all Americans. \n\nSPEAKERS\n\nTHOMAS A. 
 SAENZ, President and General Counsel,  Mexican American Legal Defense Fund 
 (MALDEF) \n\nART COLEMAN, Managing Partner and Co-Founder, 
 EducationCounsel\n\n\n\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2023/06/30/18857134.php
SUMMARY:Overview of the Supreme Court Decision on Race-Conscious Admissions
LOCATION:Online via Zoom
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2023/06/30/18857134.php
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