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What is Affirmative Action?

"Affirmative action is defined as a set of procedures designed to; eliminate unlawful discrimination among applicants, remedy the results of such prior discrimination, and prevent such discrimination in the future. Applicants may be seeking admission to an educational program or looking for professional employment. In modern American jurisprudence, it typically imposes remedies against discrimination on the basis of (at the very least) race, creed, color, and national origin."

-Cornell Law School

Ballotpedia.org: Affirmative Action in Ohio
Links and information on affirmative action throughout Ohio.
Ohio Capital Journal: Ohio universities review admission policies after Supreme Court ends affirmative action
Black student enrollment has either declined or stayed relatively similar in the past decade at most of Ohio’s 13 public universities, according to the Ohio Department of Higher Education.
Most Ohio colleges don't use race in admissions. How will court decision affect them?
From the Columbus Dispatch: How race is used in admissions at universities within Ohio.

Affirmative Action and Equal Employment Opportunity
The university’s Affirmative Action Program (AAP) outlines the university’s ongoing efforts to adhere to regulatory requirements, remove identified barriers to EEO, and expand employment opportunities for females, ethnic/racial minorities, individuals with a disability, and protected veterans.
This information below highlights the key components of the university’s AAP.
OSU Application Review Process
Information on this page details the consideration process for undergraduate applicants to OSU.

Agencies

Agencies

U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights
The mission of the Office for Civil Rights is to ensure equal access to education and to promote educational excellence throughout the nation through vigorous enforcement of civil rights.

Reports

National Center for Education Statistics
This online data center allows you to select and compare institutions to see information surrounding admissions, student enrollment, retention, etc.
Gallup: The State of Higher Education 2023
Download the State of Higher Education 2023 report to discover the experiences of currently enrolled students and the attitudes and beliefs about higher education among unenrolled U.S. adults, including those with previous postsecondary experience.

Recommended Databases

Academic Search Complete [Selected Articles in Full Text] This link opens in a new window
Academic Search Complete is comprehensive scholarly, multi-disciplinary full-text database, with more than 5,300 full-text periodicals, including 4,400 peer-reviewed journals. In addition to full text, this database offers indexing and abstracts for more than 9,300 journals and a total of 10,900 publications including monographs, reports, conference proceedings, etc.
America's Newspapers -- Ohio [Selected Articles in Full Text] This link opens in a new window
Provides full text coverage for several major Ohio newspapers.
Nexis Uni This link opens in a new window
Nexis Uni™ features more than 15,000 news, business and legal sources from LexisNexis ® including U.S. Supreme Court decisions dating back to 1790 and data from Corporate Affiliations.
Opposing viewpoints in context (Columbus Access) This link opens in a new window
Essays, overviews, primary source documents, biographies, periodical articles, tables, maps, images & podcasts covering today's social issues.
Opposing viewpoints in context (Marion Access) This link opens in a new window
Essays, overviews, primary source documents, biographies, periodical articles, tables, maps, images & podcasts covering today's social issues.

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