Category: Affirmative Action

In the landmark case of Grutter v. Bollinger, Justice Sandra Day O Connor wrote in her majority opinion that the Court expects that 25 years from now, the use of racial preferences will no longer be necessary to further the interest approved today. Originally, affirmative action policies were meant to support historically disadvantaged groups, like…

Introduction As much as a campus is built with the brick and mortar of physical structures and buildings, it is also built through the composition of its student body. Admission decisions have a critical and distinctive role in establishing diversity and inclusion on college campuses (Winkle-Wagner & Locks, 2014). For this reason, it is imperative…

Should a person who never had a head start in life be afforded the same opportunities as someone who has? Should everyone be on an even playing field when it comes to hiring, education and diversity? Yes everyone should be afforded the same opportunities on the same playing field so we can all essentially have…

Introduction to Affirmative Action Picture yourself being picked for PE kickball teams back in elementary school. The kid that ran the fastest and kicked the hardest would be chosen first, and then the lesser athletic kids would be chosen last. This is the same principal when being selected for a college or job. However this…

Introduction Lyndon B. Johnson’s Affirmative Action Speech delivered on September 24, 1965, remains one of the most influential and thought-provoking addresses in American history. In this rhetorical analysis essay, we will explore the key elements of Johnson’s speech, dissecting his persuasive strategies, and examining how he effectively argued for the importance of affirmative action in…

Introduction to the Controversy of Affirmative Action Today, it would be racists who use the tags minority and intellectually impaired together. However, it is that precise attitude that is promoted by the defenders of affirmative action, a system that is firmly entrenched in the mindset that minorities would be unable to succeed on a level…

The article expresses the opinion that affirmative action is required to rectify past discriminatory actions that prohibited ethnic minorities from equal access, and that past injustices are still affecting members of that particular group today. It is right to acknowledge such acts and the flow effect they still have on members of these ethnic groups…

Race is a common term used to describe people who have common visible physical traits, such as ones skin color. Ethnicity is a common term used to describe people who belong to a social group that has a common national or cultural tradition. These two terms are different because race refers to physical characteristics that…

Dr. Patricia Williams, a renowned researcher of law and race argues the want for affirmative action based on race. I completely agree with this argument as research has shown that Race-based affirmative actions promote diversity. Embracing diversity by using Affirmative action leads to equity. Affirmative action and diversity deal with the issues that are related…

In George Sher’s article ‘Diversity’, he stresses and contends for the significance that preferential treatment has in expanding and improving diversity in the scholastic and business world. To do as such he spreads out four central key points that represent the thinking behind the contention that preferential treatment ought to be given to those of…