affirmative action

Trump’s affirmative action policy reversal is an unnecessary move

Brea Jones/Staff Writer On Tuesday, July 3, President Donald Trump officials reversed an important Barack Obama-era policy revolving around affirmative action. This policy was officially put into place by the Supreme Court in 2016, according to Constitution Daily. It was supposed to help create a diverse community on college campuses. Now the Trump administration is […]

FIU “committed” to diversity after affirmative action rescinded

By: Nicole Stone/Assistant News Director   Universities can no longer use race as a factor for admissions under the Trump administration. Under the Obama administration, guidelines were issued to encourage diversity in education by supporting affirmative action. An applicant’s race was one of the factors many universities can legally consider when making admission decisions that […]

Race not a factor in University admissions

The University considers a number of factors when it comes to admitting its students; race isn’t one of them. Affirmative action, a tool that has helped universities across the country to give equal admission to students of different races, is not used at FIU or other universities in the state of Florida.

Diversifying the student body

Staff writer Moises Fuertes suggests that one's economic standing should be used as a determining factor for admission in order to diversify the student body.
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