After Affirmative Action: Paradox and Opportunity
The Editorial Board advocates for the college to rethink the ways it approaches diversity on campus, post-affirmative action.
Supreme Court
After End of Affirmative Action, College Reckons With Diversity
This summer, the Supreme Court ruled that colleges can no longer practice race-conscious admissions. Amherst is grappling with the decision’s implications, which could result in lower racial diversity among future classes.
Politics at Amherst: The American Judiciary
Host Aaron Holton ’25 is joined by Managing News Editor Leo Kamin ’25 to discuss the role of bias in the American judicial system and the ways in which the Supreme Court is an inherently political institution.
Panel Reflects on Future of Race in Admissions
The college hosted a panel discussion on race in admissions on Thursday, March 2. Speakers included Ryan Park ’05 — who argued on behalf of the UNC’s admissions policy in one of the cases before the Supreme Court — and Dean of Admissions and Financial Aid Matthew McGann.
Seeing Double: Pros and Cons of Court-Packing
In October 2020, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell made the controversial
decision to fill the seat of late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg with
Justice Amy Coney Barrett. The move gave Republican appointees a six out of nine
majority on the nation’s highest court, a balance that could