30 June 2023 - Supreme Court ends Affirmative Action
Supreme Court rejects affirmative action, ending use of race as factor in college admissions
Melissa Quinn (CBS News, 29/06/23)
The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that race-conscious admission policies of Harvard College and the University of North Carolina violate the Constitution, bringing an end to affirmative action in higher education in a decision that will reverberate across campuses nationwide.
The gutting of affirmative action is a ‘clear and present danger’ to equal education, critics say
Nicquel Terry Ellis (CNN, 29/06/23)
The Supreme Court’s landmark decision to bar colleges and universities from considering race as a specific basis for admission will make it more difficult for schools to achieve a diverse student population, civil rights leaders and education advocates say.
Here’s What Happened After Affirmative Action Ended In These 4 States
Antonio Pequeño (Forbes, 30/06/23)
The effects of the Supreme Court’s decision to strike down affirmative action will take time to materialize—but a 2013 Harvard study found that after affirmative action ended in key states “sharp declines” in the workplace followed for Asian women, Black women and Hispanic men.
Colleges can still grab that trombonist
Neil Steinberg (Chicago Sun Times, 30/06/23)
Plucking race off the table doesn’t make sense to anyone familiar with how colleges pick students.
A majority of Americans say race should not be a factor in college admissions
Ruth Igielnik (The New York Times, 29/06/23)
The Pew survey shows a clear divide along racial and ethnic lines: A majority of white and Asian adults disapprove of racial consideration in admissions, while Black Americans largely approve and Hispanics are about evenly split.