{"id":51002,"date":"2023-07-07T00:18:36","date_gmt":"2023-07-07T05:18:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mcguirewoods.com\/events\/\/1970\/1\/affirmative-action-in-college-admissions-and-employment\/"},"modified":"2023-10-09T10:55:11","modified_gmt":"2023-10-09T15:55:11","slug":"affirmative-action-in-college-admissions-and-employment","status":"publish","type":"event","link":"https:\/\/www.mcguirewoods.com\/events\/firm-events\/2023\/7\/affirmative-action-in-college-admissions-and-employment\/","title":{"rendered":"Affirmative Action in College Admissions and Employment"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-embed-handler wp-block-embed-embed-handler wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Affirmative Action in College Admissions and Employment\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/bKK8tS_iMcY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/media.mcguirewoods.com\/events\/2023\/Affirmative-Action-College-Admissions-and-Employment.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" title rel=\"noopener\"> Download Slides <\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\">\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Related Insights<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcguirewoods.com\/client-resources\/Alerts\/2023\/7\/college-legacy-admission-preferences-called-into-question-new-challenge\"> College Legacy Admission Preferences Called Into Question in New Challenge<\/a> (July 6, 2023)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcguirewoods.com\/client-resources\/Alerts\/2023\/7\/us-supreme-court-sffa-college-affirmative-action-ruling-implications-corporate-dei\"> U.S. Supreme Court SFFA College Affirmative Action Ruling: Implications for Corporate DEI<\/a> (July 5, 2023) <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcguirewoods.com\/client-resources\/Alerts\/2023\/6\/us-supreme-court-landmark-college-affirmative-action-decision-sffa\"> U.S. Supreme Court Issues Landmark SFFA College Affirmative Action Decision<\/a> (June 29, 2023) <\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\">\n\n\n\n<p>On June 29, 2023, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcguirewoods.com\/client-resources\/alerts\/2023\/6\/us-supreme-court-landmark-college-affirmative-action-decision-sffa\">U.S. Supreme Court issued its decision<\/a>&nbsp;on the use of race as a factor in undergraduate college admissions in two cases brought by Students for Fair Admissions (SFFA).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As expected, the Court held that Harvard\u2019s&nbsp;and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill\u2019s admissions&nbsp;practices&nbsp;violate&nbsp;Title VI and, with respect to the public university, the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment in the manner in which the universities consider race. The Court\u2019s&nbsp;ruling and reasoning will have significant legal and practical implications for education and beyond.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Join a panel of appellate, education, and labor and employment team members from McGuireWoods for a discussion of the Supreme Court\u2019s decision and related takeaways for colleges and universities \u2014 and for employers across all industries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Topics<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Overview of the decision<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Changes to the current framework regarding the use of race in undergraduate admissions<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Comparisons with legal tests and affirmative action limits for employers under Title VII<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Impact of the decision on diversity initiatives in admissions<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Impact of the decision on corporate affirmative action and diversity, equity and inclusion efforts<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>McGuireWoods Speakers<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Jonathan Y. Ellis, Partner, Appeals &amp; Issues<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sarah K. Wake, Partner, Labor &amp; Employment<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Brian D. Barger, Partner, Labor &amp; Employment<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\">\n\n\n<strong> <small>Our programs are intended for the benefit of our clients and contacts and we reserve the right to refuse any registration at our sole discretion.<br> Video and presentation materials \u00a9 2022 McGuireWoods LLP. 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