Affirmative action: References & Edit History
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Article History
| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Article title updated for style. | Oct 30, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: Pressbooks at Virginia Tech - The Philosophy, Politics, and Economics Review - Affirmative Action: Judging on the Merits and Morals. | Sep 26, 2026 | ||
| Modified title of Web site: Pressbooks at Virginia Tech - The Philosophy, Politics, and Economics Review - Affirmative Action: Judging on the Merits and Morals. | Sep 26, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: Upstate Medical University - Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion - Affirmative Action: Myth versus Reality. | Jan 23, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: CNN US - Affirmative Action Fast Facts. | Oct 27, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: Portland State University Pressbooks - Introduction to Psychology as a Social Science - Reducing Racial and Ethnic Inequality. | Aug 29, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: UCI Office of Equal Opportunity and Diversity - A Brief History of Affirmative Action. | Jun 20, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: Pennsylvania State University - CiteSeerX - Affirmative action in a competitive economy (PDF). | Apr 22, 2025 | ||
| Questions and answers added. | Mar 19, 2025 | ||
| Added cross-reference to DEI programs. | Feb 12, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: Pew Research Center - Americans and affirmative action: How the public sees the consideration of race in college admissions, hiring. | Dec 09, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: The Guardian - What was affirmative action designed to do ? and what has it achieved? | May 28, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: University of California, Berkeley - Division of Equity and Inclusion - Understanding Affirmative Action. | Apr 17, 2024 | ||
| Article revised to mention the Supreme Court's decision in Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. v. President and Fellows of Harvard College and Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. v. University of North Carolina (2023). | Jun 29, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Khan Academy - Affirmative action over time. | May 26, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Social Science LibreTexts - Affirmative Action. | Feb 03, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Humanities LibreTexts - A Defense of Affirmative Action. | Dec 26, 2022 | ||
| Article updated to mention that Grutter v. Bollinger was challenged in two cases scheduled to be heard by the U.S. Supreme Court in its October 2022 term. | Oct 26, 2022 | ||
| Add new Web site: Cornell Law School - Legal Information Institute - Affirmative action. | Sep 16, 2022 | ||
| Add new Web site: Corporate Finance Institute - Affirmative Action. | Jun 25, 2021 | ||
| Article revised to mention the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Schuette v. Coalition to Defend Affirmative Action. | May 18, 2020 | ||
| Add new Web site: Investopedia - Affirmative Action. | May 01, 2019 | ||
| Corrected display issue. | Mar 29, 2017 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Conference of State Legislatures - Affirmative Action. | Mar 06, 2017 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Partnership for Women and Children - What Affirmative Action Is. | Mar 06, 2017 | ||
| Article updated to mention U.S. Supreme Court's 2016 decision in Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin. | Jun 23, 2016 | ||
| Add new Web site: Buzzle.com - Affirmative Action. | Jul 19, 2013 | ||
| Clarified reference to Bollinger decisions and added mention of Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin (2013). | Jun 27, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy - Affirmative Action. | Sep 12, 2011 | ||
| Add new Web site: Iloveindia.com - Affirmative Action Pros And Cons. | Sep 12, 2011 | ||
| New media added. | Feb 09, 2009 | ||
| Article revised. | Feb 19, 2004 | ||
| Article revised. | Dec 07, 2001 | ||
| Article revised. | Dec 07, 1999 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Jul 20, 1998 |
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