Colorado College in the media about affirmative action:  May 1 - Aug. 1, 2023 

7/28/23 | University Business | "Affirmative action made us complacent." CC President L. Song Richardson's statement is the headline of this article featuring her comments as a panelist at the National Summit on Equal Opportunity in Higher Education hosted by the U.S. Department of Education in Washington, D.C.  

7/27/23 | Inside Higher Ed | CC President L. Song Richardson is quoted in this article which focuses on frustration and uncertainty at the affirmative action summit where higher ed leaders searched for a path forward. 

7/26/23 | Marketwatch | "Fix the broken and inequitable education system," says CC President L. Song Richardson at the national education summit, as quoted by Marketwatch, which also features the U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona. This piece garnered a reach of 15M.  

7/26/23 | Morningstar/Dow Jones | "I am a fan of affirmative action, I was a beneficiary of affirmative action and I will also say that I think affirmative action made us complacent," says CC President L. Song Richardson as quoted in this article about Biden administration officials and college leaders meeting in the nation’s capital to find ways to get around the court’s decisions and maintain diverse classes.  

7/26/23 | Wall Street Journal | Colorado College is featured prominently in this article about what happens next for diversity in higher education admissions. Dean of Admission Karen Kristof was interviewed for this piece, with a reach of 171M. 

7/12/23 | NPR | Dean of Admission Karen Kristof is a guest on 1A (4M listeners/1M downloads) participating in a discussion about how college admissions officers are assessing applicants in light of the recent U.S. Supreme Court decision. 

6/29/23 | New York Times | President L. Song Richardson is featured and photographed in this article about how college admissions could become more subjective with the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision on affirmative action. This story has a powerful reach of 137M views. 

7/08/23 | New York Times | President L. Song Richardson's opinions are sought out for this Q & A about higher education in light of SCOTUS striking down affirmative action. A reader asks about a lottery system for admissions. 

7/24/23 | Colorado Newsline | Both Political Science Professor Doug Edlin and Dean of Admission Karen Kristof are quoted in this article about CC’s reaction to the SCOTUS ruling on affirmative action.  

6/30/23 | KKTV 11 News | Dean of Admission Karen Kristof represents CC's perspective of how the SCOTUS ruling on affirmative action will affect admissions in this news story (1.5M reach). 

6/29/23 | KOAA News 5 | CC's leadership statement responding to the SCOTUS ruling was quoted in KOAA’s story.  

6/29/23 | Colorado Public Radio | In this story, CPR mentions CC and links to our Affirmative Action webpage, which includes CC’s statement on the ruling (1.3M reach).  

6/29/23 | Colorado Springs Gazette | CC's statement by Cabinet members is quoted in this article about which Colorado universities would modify their approach to diversity goals following the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to strike down the race-based components of the admissions programs at Harvard College and the University of North Carolina. 

6/29/23 | Chalkbeat/Axios | This story about how the SCOTUS ruling could affect Colorado students features CC among several institutions of higher education with a wide reach of 12M views.  

5/1/23 | Inside Higher Ed | CC President L. Song Richardson participated in an open letter from presidents of institutions that belong to the Liberal Arts Colleges Racial Equity Leadership Alliance (LACRELA) that was published in Inside Higher Ed about the importance of prioritizing diversity on college campuses.