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Direct linkWalker, Laurie A.; Williams, Apryl; Triche, Jason; Rainey, Lola; Evans, Madison; Calabrese, Rebecca; Martin, Nicole – Journal of Diversity in Higher Education, 2022
Affirmative Action is a contested concept in the United States (U.S.). "Fisher v. the University of Texas" (UT) is a key recent case focused on Fisher, a White woman, an alleged victim of discrimination. Fisher spurred online discussion about race as a factor in university admissions. The authors analyzed 13,158 tweets using #StayMadAbby…
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Whites, Power Structure, Social Media
Tran, Hoang Vu – Whiteness and Education, 2017
This essay examines the significance of the fortuitous Fisher v. University of Texas Supreme Court decision within a broader historical framework of similar affirmative action legal disputes. The author locates Fisher among a historical trajectory of manoeuvres intended to destabilise modest Civil Rights Era advances toward racial justice.…
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Court Litigation, College Admission, Race
