{"id":1962992,"date":"2023-07-02T22:24:09","date_gmt":"2023-07-03T02:24:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/barkley-to-change-will-to-keep-auburn-university-diverse-following-scotus-affirmative-action-ruling\/"},"modified":"2023-07-02T22:25:41","modified_gmt":"2023-07-03T02:25:41","slug":"barkley-to-change-will-to-keep-auburn-university-diverse-following-scotus-affirmative-action-ruling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/barkley-to-change-will-to-keep-auburn-university-diverse-following-scotus-affirmative-action-ruling\/","title":{"rendered":"Barkley aims to maintain Auburn University&#8217;s diversity amidst SCOTUS affirmative action ruling."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbarkley-to-change-will-to-keep-auburn-university-diverse-following-scotus-affirmative-action-ruling%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1962992&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Former NBA Star Charles Barkley Rewrites Will to Support Students<\/h2>\n<p>Former NBA star Charles Barkley recently made changes to his will following the Supreme Court&#8217;s decision to overturn Affirmative Action. In an interview with AL.com, Barkley revealed that he had previously allocated $5 million to his alma mater, Auburn University. However, he has now <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/barkley-to-change-will-to-keep-auburn-university-diverse-following-scotus-affirmative-action-ruling\/\" title=\"Barkley aims to maintain Auburn University's <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republicans-vowed-to-elect-more-women-they-did-just-that\/\" title=\"Republicans Vowed To Elect More Women...They Did Just That\">diversity<\/a> amidst SCOTUS affirmative action ruling.&#8221;>included specific conditions<\/a> to assist students.<\/p>\n<p>Initially, Barkley intended the funds to benefit Black students, and later expanded it to include those from disadvantaged backgrounds. However, he ultimately decided to make it exclusively for Black students, stating, &#8220;I need to make sure Black folks always have a place at Auburn. So, I&#8217;m gonna change my will and make it exclusive for Black students\u2014all $5 million. It&#8217;s just the right thing to do. I always want to ensure that Auburn remains diverse.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3>Harvard&#8217;s Commitment to Diversity Remains Strong<\/h3>\n<p>Harvard President-Elect Claudine Gay echoed Barkley&#8217;s sentiments, assuring future students that the university&#8217;s dedication to the &#8220;educational benefits of diversity&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fence-built-and-troops-deployed-for-biden-sotu-address-tonight\/\" title=\"Fence Built and Troops Deployed for Biden SOTU Address Tonight\">remains unwavering<\/a> despite the Supreme Court ruling.<\/p>\n<p>The court&#8217;s decision in the case of Students for Fair Admissions v. President and Fellows of Harvard College resulted in a 6-2 ruling, with Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson recusing herself due to her involvement with Harvard&#8217;s board.<\/p>\n<p>According to Auburn University&#8217;s website, the percentage of Black students in the class of 2026 stands at 4.9%, slightly lower than the 5.3% reported in 2020.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\">Click here<\/a> to read more from The Washington Examiner.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former NBA Star Charles Barkley revised his will due to the Supreme Court&#8217;s Affirmative Action ruling. He disclosed to AL.com that he initially allocated $5 million to Auburn University, his alma mater. However, he has now added certain provisions to support students. 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