Kimberly Burrell, whose voice and image were used in an ad for Donald Trump, is considering legal action. Prof. Zamir Ben­Dan says she may have a “colorable argument.” Read More

Prof. Zamir Ben-Dan joins PA Humanities’ Re-Vision podcast to discuss the relevance of the Sixth Amendment in today’s era of mass incarceration. Read More

13 GOP Attorneys General have told the CEOs of 100 large companies that the ban on affirmative action in higher education could also apply to employers. Prof. Zamir Ben-Dan cautions against dismissing the claim as a bluff. Read More

Prof. Zamir Ben-Dan foresees a complicated landscape for students of color as colleges wrestle with how, if at all, to assess discussions of race in admissions essays. Read More

Prof. Zamir Ben-Dan and Assoc. Dean Donald Harris expect increased complication – and litigation – in the wake of the Supreme Court’s decision to ban affirmative action in college admissions. Read More

If, as expected, SCOTUS strikes down affirmative action in the coming days, colleges may use race-neutral proxies to achieve racial diversity instead. Assoc. Dean Donald Harris and Prof. Zamir Ben-Dan discuss this approach and other strategic options. Read More

As SCOTUS considers renewed challenges to affirmative action, Assoc. Dean Donald Harris and Prof. Zamir Ben-Dan join Prof. Timothy Welbeck of the Center for Anti-racism Research in a look at its past and possible futures. Read More

The Supreme Court appears poised to gut affirmative action. Assoc. Dean Donald Harris and Prof. Zamir Ben-Dan discuss the policy’s history, why it remains important, and what will likely happen without it in this explainer for Capital B. Read More