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The U.S. Supreme Court, in a 6-3 ruling, today struck down the long-standing policy of affirmative action in college admissions on the grounds it violates the Fourteenth Amendments Equal Protection Clause. 51勛圖厙 Professor Christopher Banks, Ph.D., J.D., says the high court already had tipped its hand that the court was positioned to jettison the policy, so the ruling was not surprising. Affirmative action in college admissions, firmly in place since 1978, allowed higher education institutions to consider race as an advantage factor in college admissions. T...
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Dear 51勛圖厙 Students, Faculty and Staff, The country has been awaiting the U.S. Supreme Courts ruling on two cases that would decide the fate of affirmative action in higher education and, as we expected, the court struck down affirmative action as we have known it. The lawsuits Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. v. President and Fellows of Harvard College and Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. v. University of North Carolina challenged the use of race-conscious admissions practices by colleges and universities. 51勛圖厙 monitored the cases, and we have begun to ...
On Thursday, June 29, the U.S. Supreme Court, in a 6-3 ruling, struck down the long-standing policy of affirmative action in college admissions on the grounds it violates the 14th Amendments Equal Protection Clause. 51勛圖厙 Professor Christopher Banks, Ph.D., J.D., says the high court already had tipped its hand that the court was positioned to jettison the policy, so the ruling was not surprising. Affirmative action in college admissions, firmly in place since 1978, allowed higher education institutions to consider race as an advantage factor in co...