As president of the University of Michigan, Bollinger led the school’s landmark civil rights litigation in Grutter v. Bollinger, a Supreme Court decision that for the first time upheld the constitutional right of colleges and universities to engage in affirmative action to advance diversity in higher education. He speaks and writes frequently about the value of racial, cultural, and socioeconomic diversity to American society through opinion columns, media interviews, and public appearances around the country. His book with Professor Geoffrey Stone, A Legacy of Discrimination: The Essential Constitutionality of Affirmative Action, was published in early 2023.
Interviews
Time, April 11, 2023
The New Yorker, March 17, 2023
Columbia Daily Spectator, February 28, 2023
Amanpour & Co., November 4, 2022
Columbia News, October 31, 2022.
Stay Tuned with Preet, February 10, 2022
The New York Times, March 30, 2019
Columbia Daily Spectator, July 17, 2018
“You cannot assume that the world will get better and better. It requires constant effort to make the case.”
Opinion
The Atlantic, October 31, 2022
The New York Times, June 24, 2016
Harvard Law Review Forum, April 12, 2016
Time, December 7, 2015
The New Yorker, May 16, 2014
Announcements and Statements
January 24, 2022
October 29, 2021
August 28, 2020
July 21, 2020
June 17, 2020
June 1, 2020
Remarks
CSPAN, April 1, 2017
Miller Center, April 16, 2009