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West Point Race Conscious Admissions & Border Bill

Feb 6, 2024
Supreme Court allows West Point to consider race in admissions, lawsuit misinterprets chief justice's footnote, standardized testing becomes optional, Harvard's affirmative action case, attention on Osage County, Senate bill on border security, Texas Governor Greg Abbott's actions at the border, New York's struggle with migrants and issues of bail, detention, and removal.
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  • The Supreme Court has allowed West Point to continue considering race as a factor in admissions, contrasting with the previous ban on affirmative action in civilian colleges and universities.
  • Dartmouth College has reintroduced the requirement for standardized testing in admissions, aiming to attract diverse students and provide an opportunity for applicants from disadvantaged backgrounds to showcase their academic strengths.

Deep dives

Osage County and the Ongoing Land Disputes

Osage County, Oklahoma, has gained attention as the setting of Martin Scorsese's film, Killers of the Flower Moon. The movie is based on a book about the 1920s Osage murders, where white men killed Osage people for their oil wealth. A ranching family in Osage County acquired a significant portion of land that originally belonged to the Osage nation. The podcast In Trust explores the methods by which white settlers acquired Osage land and wealth.

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