Topic: Supreme Court
When Affirmative Action Was a Philly Thing
Revisiting The Philadelphia Plan — the nation’s first federal affirmative action program and the brainchild of Republicans who argued that it was good for business
By Larry Platt
The Unfairness of Students for ‘Fair’ Admissions
The Students for Fair Admissions’ Supreme Court case that struck down affirmative action was not about fairness in college admissions. It was about race.
By Jemille Q. Duncan
Does the Supreme Court See Higher Education as a Public Good?
A longtime university president, who has seen innumerable low-income students struggling to pay for their college education, deplores the legal reasoning behind the Court’s blocking of debt relief
By Elaine Maimon
This Moment is Why Elections Matter
A former mayor on how last week’s Supreme Court rulings targeting Affirmative Action, the LGBTQ+ community, and student loan debt should remind us of the power of the ballot box
By Michael A. Nutter
The End of Affirmative Action and the Myth of the Self-Made Entrepreneur
The co-founder of AND 1 and the B Corp Movement on what the Supreme Court majority doesn’t seem to get: There’s such a thing as racism without racists
By Jay Coen Gilbert
The Supreme Court Struck Down Affirmative Action. Now What?
A long-time university president urges Philadelphia-area colleges and universities to maintain commitment to diversity within the constraints of the new ruling
By Elaine Maimon
Why Should We Care about Moore v. Harper — and Independent State Legislature Doctrine?
Former federal judge and current Dickinson College President John E. Jones III explains what the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling means — and what that means for democratic elections
By Lauren McCutcheon
Unequal School Funding Shows Why We Still Need Affirmative Action
The U.S. Supreme Court is expected to rule soon on the legality of race-conscious admissions in higher education. Pennsylvania’s school funding case, an education advisor argues, reflects both the problem and solution
By David M. Stone
Michael Eric Dyson’s Black History Month All Stars
All-Star #1: William T. Coleman, Jr.
By Michael Eric Dyson
Can We Just Rename Taney Street, Already?
A dedicated group of citizens has spent three years trying to change the name of the tiny Philadelphia street that honors a big non-Philadelphian racist. Why won’t their Councilmembers let it happen?
By Lauren McCutcheon