SFFA v. Harvard in the News

• Jessica Rinaldi, 3 Takeaways From Supporting Briefs in the Case that Could Change College Admissions, Chronicle of Higher Education, (August 9, 2022) 

• Schott Jaschik, Making the Case for Affirmative Action, Inside Higher Ed (August 8, 2022)  

• Kimmy Yam, Led by AAPI scholars, thousands of academics tell Supreme Court they support affirmative action, NBC News (August 4, 2022) 

• Christina Pazzanese, Harvard gets broad support in admissions case, Harvard Gazette (August 3, 2022) 

• Khadrice Rollins, Biden Administration Urges High Court to Preserve Affirmative Action, Law 360, (August 3, 2022) 

• Edwin Rios, Supreme court could strike blow against affirmative action in Harvard case ruling, The Guardian (August 2, 2022) 

• Lizzy Lawrence, Big Tech lends its support in Harvard affirmative action case, Protocol (August 1, 2022) 

• Anoa Changa, Over 80 Major Corporations File Briefs Defending Affirmative Action Ahead of Upcoming SCOTUS Term, Newsone (August 1, 2022)  

• Maia Spoto and Kimberly Robinson, Google, Apple Back Affirmative Action in Harvard Case, Bloomberg (August 1, 2022) 

• Daniel Uria, 82 companies support Harvard, UNC in affirmative action Supreme Court cases, UPI (August 1, 2022) 

• Nick Fenley, Harvard And University Of North Carolina Garner Support From Tech Giants In Affirmative Action Case, Yahoo News (August 1, 2022)  

• Kate Murphy, NC Gov. Files brief supporting UNC Admissions Policies in U.S. Supreme Court Case, The Herald-Sun, Charlotte Observer (August 1, 2022) 

• Nick Fenley, Google, Apple back affirmative action case, Boston Herald (August 1, 2022) 

• Brad Kutner, ABA, backed by Loretta Lynch, Asks Justices to Leave Affirmative Action in Place, National Law Journal (August 1, 2022) 

• Devin Dwyer, Apple, GE, other major US companies ask Supreme Court to uphold affirmative action, ABC News (August 1, 2022) 

• Margaret M. Chin, Higher Education Needs More Affirmative Action, Not Less, Inside Higher Ed (November 12, 2019)

• Carrie Jung, LDF Senior Counsel Rachel Kleinman Discusses Harvard Case Win, NPR (October 2, 2019)

• Rachel Leah, Who “Belongs” at Elite Universities? The Raging Hypocrisy of Higher Ed Gatekeeping, Salon (March 16, 2019)

• Kendis Gibson, LDF Senior Counsel Michaele Turnage Young Discusses College Admissions Scandal, MSNBC (March 16, 2019)

LDF Senior Counsel, Michaele Turnage Young joins MSNBC Live with Kendis Gibson to discuss the college admissions scandal and how it impacts students of color.

• Valerie Strauss, So you don’t think affirmative action in college admissions is still necessary? This scandal shows it is. The Washington Post (March 14, 2019)

• Mark Keirleber, Race-Blind or Discriminatory? NYC’s Plan to Diversify Elite High Schools Becomes Latest Fodder for Advocates Seeking Supreme Court Rollback on Affirmative Action, The 74 (March 6, 2019)

• Daniel Lu, Asian-Americans still need affirmative action if they wish to succeed, South China Morning Post (January 5, 2019)

• Sally Chen, I’m An Asian-American Harvard Student — Here’s Why I Testified In Support Of Affirmative Action, Bustle (October 30, 2018)

• Valerie Strauss, Of course race should matter in college admissions — as explained by students of color at Harvard trial, The Washington Post (October 30, 2018)

• Shera S. Avi-Yonah, Alexandra A. Chaidez, Molly C. McCafferty, and Samuel W. Zwickel, ‘An Act of Erasure’: Harvard Students Argue Against Race-Blind Admissions In Court, The Harvard Crimson (October 30, 2018)

• Eric Hoover, At Harvard Trial, Statistics Give Way to Personal Stories About Diversity, The Chronicle of Higher Education (October 29, 2018)

• Nell Gluckman, Harvard Senior Who Testified at Admissions Trial Says Many Asian-American Students Support Affirmative Action, The Chronicle of Higher Education (October 29, 2018)

• Joan Biskupic, Harvard students to testify as affirmative action trial nears end, CNN (October 29, 2018)

• Melissa Korn, Harvard Students, Alumni Defend Value of Diversity on Campus, The Wall Street Journal (October 29, 2018)

• Anemona Hartocollis, Harvard’s Admissions Process, Once Secret, Is Unveiled in Affirmative Action Trial, The New York Times (October 19, 2018)

• Nell Gluckman, At Harvard Trial, a Dissection of Student Applications and Some Testy Exchanges, The Chronicle of Higher Education (October 18, 2018)

• Ari Shapiro, Harvard Student Discusses Why She Supports The University’s Admissions Process, NPR’s All Things Considered (October 16, 2018)

• Robert Rhew, I’m an Asian-American Harvard Alumnus. Affirmative Action Works. The New York Times (October 16, 2018)

• Thang Diep, Harvard Student Defends Affirmative Action, YR Media (October 16, 2018)

• Daniel Lobo, My unlikely journey to Harvard sheds light on race lawsuit, CNN (October 15, 2018)

• Nate Raymond, Harvard Accused of Bias Against Asian-Americans at Trial, U.S. News (October 15, 2018)

• Adam Harris, The Harvard Case Is About the Future of Affirmative Action, The Atlantic (October 15, 2018)

• Collin Binkley, Trial Beginning on Suit Alleging Harvard Admissions Bias, NBC Boston 10 (October 15, 2018)

LDF Senior Counsel, Rachel Kleinman, discusses the victory in SFFA v. Harvard on NPR

• Deirdre Fernandes, Unease sweeping the halls of Harvard on eve of race-based admissions suit, The Boston Globe (October 13, 2018)

• Ivy Yan, I’m Asian American. I Go to Harvard. I Don’t Want Affirmative Action to Go Away. Teen Vogue (September 26, 2018)

• Jill Radsken, Harvard Files Motion Backing Student Testimony at Trial, The Harvard Crimson (September 21, 2018)

• Delano R. Franklin and Samuel W. Zwickel, Five Things You Need to Know About the Harvard Admissions Lawsuit, The Harvard Crimson (September 4, 2018)

• Katie Benner, Trump’s Justice Department Redefines Whose Civil Rights to Protect, The New York Times (September 3, 2018)

• David Gura, Jeannie Park and Victoria Defrancesco, DOJ Sides With Student Lawsuit Which Claims Harvard Racially Discriminates, MSNBC (September 1, 2018)

• Michael Martin, Yukong Zhao, Jeannie Park and Jane Mayer, Barbershop: The Racial Discrimination Lawsuit Against Harvard University, NPR (September 1, 2018)

• Colleen Walsh, Hundreds of Experts, Scholars Back Harvard in Admissions Suit, The Harvard Gazette (August 31, 2018)

• Harriet Alexander, Trump Administration Sides Against Harvard in Asian-American Affirmative Action Case, The Telegraph (August 31, 2018)

• DOJ Sides with Asian-American Students in Suit Against Harvard, CBS News (August 31, 2018)

Jeannie Park, President of the Harvard Asian American Alumni Alliance discusses the impact SFFA v. Harvard may have on holistic admissions

• Katie Benner, Asian-American Students Suing Harvard Over Admissions Win Justice Dept. Support, The New York Times (August 30, 2018)

• Jin Hee Lee, A Lawsuit Seeks to Erase Harvard Applicants’ Racial Identity. It Reveals What Some Americans Still Don’t Get About Discrimination, Time (August 20, 2018)

• Madison Trice, The Affirmative Action Lawsuit Against Harvard Isn’t Really About Fairness, Refinery 29 (August 20, 2018)

• Laura Krantz, A New Skirmish in Harvard Admissions Case, Boston Globe (August 17, 2018)

• Jeannie Park, Outrageous Argument Posed in Debate Over Harvard Admissions, Boston Globe (August 3, 2018)

• Colleen Walsh, Standing with Harvard in Admissions Case, Harvard Gazette (July 31, 2018)

• Deirdre Fernandez, Elite Colleges Come to Harvard’s Defense in Affirmative Action Case, Boston Globe (July 31, 2018)

• Anemona Hartocollis, The Rest of the Ivy League Comes to Harvard’s Aid in Admissions Challenge, The New York Times (July 30, 2018)

• Benjamin Wermund, Harvard Affirmative Action Policies Defended by Civil Rights, College Groups, Politico Pro (July 30, 2018)

• Deirdre Fernandez, Harvard Denies Discriminating Against Asian-Americans, Boston Globe (July 27, 2018)