Taking steps to combat racism and historical underrepresentation is, itself, racism. That is the general premise of a proposal by state Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-Jonesboro) to eliminate any consideration ...

The U.S. Department of Justice says it is investigating Rhode Island state government and its "affirmative action policies" for potential employment discrimination. The investigation seeks to ...

The Trump administration said Thursday that it has opened an investigation into whether a Minnesota state agency's newly updated affirmative action policy violates civil rights laws. The Minnesota ...

EAST LANSING — Michigan State University has ended affirmative action in hiring in what appears to be the first major change to comply with new directives from the administration of President Donald ...

Affirmative action is a term synonymous with efforts aimed at encouraging participation of women and minorities in various areas such as education and employment. Since its inception, affirmative ...

The U.S. Department of Justice has opened an investigation into a Minnesota department’s policy requiring justification to hire “non-underrepresented” applicants. U.S. Assistant Attorney General ...

The University of Alaska Board of Regents introduced proposed changes Friday to the university’s antidiscrimination policy around hiring and recruitment, including removing mentions of affirmative ...

Twenty-five years ago, in an episode of Larry David’s “Curb Your Enthusiam” television series titled “Affirmative Action,” the comedian’s friend Richard Lewis introduces him to Dr. Grambs, a Black ...

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) said Wednesday that its incoming freshman class will be less diverse, pinning the shift on the Supreme Court affirmative action ruling last summer. Stu ...

Michigan State University ended affirmative action in hiring following President Trump's January executive order. MSU had 90 days to comply with the order, a time period which ended April 21. EAST ...