Affirmative action is one of the central issues of American politics today, and admission to colleges and universities has been at the center of the debate. Whi

A briefing before the United States Commission on Civil Rights, held in Washington, D.C., June 16, 2006.

Affirmative action was meant to redress the lingering vestiges of the discrimination and exclusion so prominent in America's past and afford underrepresented gr

Politicians, executives, lawyers, and social researchers discuss affirmative action policies, their benefits and problems, and alternative solutions to discrimi