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November 10, 2022


Title: Racial Admissions Preferences: Constitutional or Not?
Topic: Affirmative Action
Discussed by Professor John Sparks
with Grove City College (www.gcc.edu)


Part 1 of 3

Professor John Sparks is the retired Dean of Arts & Letters at Grove City College and a fellow for Institute for Faith and Freedom. Today, Dr. Sparks discusses Affirmative Action, specifically two cases currently before the US Supreme Court: Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard College and Students for Fair Admissions v. University of North Carolina.

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Questions/Issues Discussed:

Does the government have a compelling interest to guarantee a “racially diverse student body”? Dr. Sparks explains how Affirmative Action came to be and why parents and students are now fighting back.

Are there designated “favored minority students” and “non-favored minority students”?

What was the decision in the 1970s Allan Bakke case regarding this issue? Did one of the opinions from a Justice begin the whole Affirmative Action debacle?



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Title: Part 2 of 3 - Racial Admissions Preferences: Constitutional or Not?
Topic: Affirmative Action
Discussed by Professor John Sparks
with Grove City College (www.gcc.edu)

Questions/Issues Discussed:

Was the outcome of the Bakke case a rare 4-1-4 decision? Who tried to “bridge the gap”? Did both sides claim victory?

During the Court’s 2002-2003 term, new were cases filed regarding the Constitutionality of Affirmative Action. How did the US Supreme Court rule on those cases? Dr. Sparks discusses two specific cases and the opposite rulings from the Justices. He also explains how these rulings are affecting the current cases before the Court.

Did the late Sandra Day O’Connor believe that the “race-weighed admissions processes” would stop some day?




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Title: Part 3 of 3 - Racial Admissions Preferences: Constitutional or Not?
Topic: Affirmative Action
Discussed by Professor John Sparks
with Grove City College (www.gcc.edu)

Questions/Issues Discussed:

Are Asian students considered part of the “favored minority”? Are black students considered part of the “favored minority”?

What compelling interest does the government have in guaranteeing a “racially diverse student body”?

Why are the two cases currently before the US Supreme Court (Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard College and Students for Fair Admissions v. University of North Carolina) so important? Why are they being tried separately? How are they similar and how are they different?

When can we expect a decision on these cases?

Bottom Line: Are racial admissions preferences Constitutional or not? Dr. Sparks says: “Our whole emphasis in American society has been to move away from race being either a negative or a positive. We need racial neutrality… It’s time to recognize that… We need to be color blind.”



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Title: Has Affirmative Action Failed – Miserably?
Topic: Affirmative Action
Discussed by Horace Cooper
with Project 21 (www.NationalCenter.org)

US Senator Ted Cruz has stated: “The use of Affirmative Action to decide who gets to attend which colleges has led to explicit racial discrimination against Asian Americans in particular…”

Horace Cooper is the co-chairman for Project 21, a division of the National Center for Public Policy Research. Today, Horace Cooper discusses the downfall of Affirmative Action and what needs to be done to ensure all Americans get an equal shot at higher education.

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Questions/Issues Discussed:

Are Asian Americans being discriminated against because of their race by the admissions policies of Harvard College and the University of North Carolina? Horace says: “Competition isn’t bigoted. Competition isn’t racist. But the idea that you need special protection... that relies on bigotry.”

Is Affirmative Action divisive and crippling?

Can skin color predict a person’s contributions to society under? Horace uses football recruitment as a great example to explain what exactly is going on with Affirmative Action.

Does Affirmative Action stereotype minority students instead of treating them as individuals?

In a 2003 case, then-Justice Sandra Day O’Connor suggested racial preferences “will no longer be necessary” in 25 years. Has that day arrived?



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November 3, 2022


Title: Has Affirmative Action Failed – Miserably?
Topic: Affirmative Action
Discussed by Horace Cooper
with Project 21 (www.NationalCenter.org)

US Senator Ted Cruz has stated: “The use of Affirmative Action to decide who gets to attend which colleges has led to explicit racial discrimination against Asian Americans in particular…”

Horace Cooper is the co-chairman for Project 21, a division of the National Center for Public Policy Research. Today, Horace Cooper discusses the downfall of Affirmative Action and what needs to be done to ensure all Americans get an equal shot at higher education.

Click here to read more on this issue from Horace Cooper.

Click here to donate to the National Center for Public Policy Research, a non-profit organization dedicated to providing free market solutions to today’s public policy problems.

Questions/Issues Discussed:

Are Asian Americans being discriminated against because of their race by the admissions policies of Harvard College and the University of North Carolina? Horace says: “Competition isn’t bigoted. Competition isn’t racist. But the idea that you need special protection... that relies on bigotry.”

Is Affirmative Action divisive and crippling?

Can skin color predict a person’s contributions to society under? Horace uses football recruitment as a great example to explain what exactly is going on with Affirmative Action.

Does Affirmative Action stereotype minority students instead of treating them as individuals?

In a 2003 case, then-Justice Sandra Day O’Connor suggested racial preferences “will no longer be necessary” in 25 years. Has that day arrived?



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