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Politics

Braun signs executive orders to streamline government, replaces DEI with MEI

CAMIKE JONES - January 16, 2025

Gov. Mike Braun signed several executive orders that aim to streamline government operations. "These executive orders deliver on Gov. Braun's promise to make state government...

Politics

Q&A: Unpacking Kamala Harris’s loss and what it means for Black women in leadership

CAMIKE JONES - December 19, 2024

The Indianapolis Recorder sat down with author and speaker Dante King to get his take on what Kamala Harris’s campaign loss means for voters...

Opinion

Senator Young takes a stand

LARRY SMITH - November 16, 2023

Several weeks ago, I wrote a column in which I advocated the abolition of legacy admissions to colleges and universities. (In this context, “legacy”...

Education

Young, Kaine introduce bill to end legacy admissions

STAFF - November 7, 2023

WASHINGTON –Today, U.S. Senators Todd Young (R-Ind.) and Tim Kaine (D-Va.) introduced the Merit-Based Educational Reforms and Institutional Transparency Act (MERIT Act), legislation to end the...

Opinion

Playing the game

LARRY SMITH - September 28, 2023

The tragically named American Alliance For Equal Rights succeeded in getting its fellow travelers on the Supreme Court to strike down affirmative action –...

Education

Ivy League schools examining admission policies to balance diversity efforts with Supreme Court ruling

HEAVYN LESTER - September 14, 2023

This summer, the Supreme Court ruled that race could not be used as a factor in the college admission process. The ruling technically impacts...

Education

The Biden administration suggests strategies to maintain diversity post-Affirmative Action ruling

HEAVYN LESTER - September 7, 2023

The Biden administration has released guidance for colleges and universities wishing to maintain diversity in their admission practices. The release comes on the heels...

Opinion

Forget being strong

HEAVYN LESTER - September 25, 2023

I’m laying here in bed, on a gorgeous Friday afternoon, sipping water with lime and twiddling my toes. Blaring on the tv is a...

Community Voices

WORK IN PROGRESS: AMERICAN GALLERIES

HEAVYN LESTER - July 25, 2023

The Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields American Gallery is a self-described "Work in Progress," much like America herself, proved by the weeks' actions...

Community Voices

Meritocracy, American style

LARRY SMITH - July 6, 2023

Let’s face it – the Ivy League discriminates against Asian American students. This is despite the fact that Asians are overrepresented in those eight...

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