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Affirmative action

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Affirmative action helps students thrive at universities across Brazil
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Global Nation Education
Harvard affirmative action case far from over as plans for appeal begin
Students walking on the UCLA campus.
Global Nation Education
As decision nears in Harvard affirmative action case, another legal fight brews in California
Awa Timera works in corporate recruiting in France. She says it can hard to put your finger on discrimination in France because it's often subtle.
Culture
How France uses ‘le testing’ to combat hiring discrimination
Young man at podium in press conference with signs behind him
Education
This college freshman is worried about affirmative action — but not that it will keep him out of Harvard
Sirine Bidjou (right) and Hanifa Benrahou (left) are both students at Sciences Po, which they entered through the CEP program. It's France's answer to American-style affirmative action.
Education
A French take on affirmative action relies on geography, not race