This is a guest blog post by Stephen Menendian, Assistant Director of the Haas institute for a Fair and Inclusive Society at the University of California, Berkeley. Fisher v. Texas is perhaps the most consequential case on the Supreme Court’s docket this year, and will determine whether the University of Texas’ efforts to promote diversity andContinueContinue reading “Fisher v. Texas: What to Expect in Oral Argument”
Author Archives: Keith Kamisugi
EJS Opposes Prop. 33
On September 20, 2012, EJS submitted a letter to the California Senate and Assembly Committees on Insurance stating our opposition to Proposition 33, which will allow insurance companies to set insurance rates on the basis of whether a driver has previously carried auto insurance. Our letter says that Proposition 33 will disproportionately impact people ofContinueContinue reading “EJS Opposes Prop. 33”
Social Scientists File Amicus Brief with U.S. Supreme Court in Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin
A group of social scientists today filed a legal brief with the U.S. Supreme Court with research offering a deeper understanding of how a diverse educational environment benefits White students as well as students of color, and why diversity benefits society as whole, even more than previously understood. The brief cites studies, provided to theContinueContinue reading “Social Scientists File Amicus Brief with U.S. Supreme Court in Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin”