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Quiz: C10. The State of Affirmative Action: The Potential Impact of Fisher vs. University of Texas Webcast

2.Quiz: C10. The State of Affirmative Action

Thank you for viewing the webcast of educational session C10. The State of Affirmative Action: The Potential Impact of Fisher vs. University of Texas Webcast presented at the 2012 NACAC National Conference in Denver, CO.

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1.List four (4) out of the seven (7) states that do have affirmative action today.
2.In Grutter 2003, the Supreme Court held that affirmative action must be used.
3.There have been only three (3) legal victories by students against ETS.
4.Over 70 amicus briefs have been filed for the University of Texas while only 17 briefs have been filed on the plaintiff’s behalf.
5.According to an Inside Higher Ed survey of Admission Officers, 45% of private 4-year colleges would place more consideration on “first generation status” if affirmative action is curtailed.
6.Michigan’s Proposal 2 was described on the ballot as banning “affirmative action programs that grant preferential treatment” though “affirmative action” does not appear in the text of the amendment itself.
7.Federal law does not require affirmative action to improve racial/gender representation in hiring pools for underrepresented job categories.
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