The Coalition for Liberated Students, composed of students advocating for change, joined together to launch their coalition on Feb. 28 in Umrath Lounge. The event also announced the beginning of the coalition’s “Telling You Again” campaign, which seeks to create a better campus environment for students of color.

Non-minority identities are not really jealous of people who face systematic oppression, but the minute they think something benefits them, they are jealous and completely oblivious to their own identities, which privilege them every day. 

Three of WashU’s major affinity groups published an opinion piece announcing, among other things, the creation of multiple student intern positions after a year of working with administration. These interns will work with the Office of Undergraduate Admissions to help increase diversity in enrollment.

As a coalition of affinity groups representing Black, Latine, and Asian students at WashU, we are deeply disappointed by the substantial decline in students of color enrolling at WashU.

Student Life sat down with Grace Chapin James, Executive Director of Undergraduate Admissions, to unpack how the Supreme Court’s decision to overrule affirmative action will impact future classes at Washington University. 

The University must consider other areas such as legacy admissions to further demonstrate continued commitment to socioeconomic diversity.

Chancellor Andrew Martin released a statement on June 29 on behalf of the Washington University administration in response to the Supreme Court’s decision to end affirmative action at higher education institutions. 

The national discourse on affirmative action is fanatically negative or intellectually inert or both. The latest iteration of the debate stems from University of Texas-Austin’s denial of admission to Abigail […]

The Supreme Court is hearing a case regarding affirmative action for the first time in nine years. In the 2003 case Grutter v. Bollinger, the Court ruled that public colleges and universities could take race into account in vague ways to ensure academic diversity.