Colleges say they're still analyzing SCOTUS' affirmative action decision, but it's sure to have a dramatic impact nationwide.
‘Students Will Suffer': Harvard and UNC Students, Alumni React to ‘Disappointing' Supreme Court Ruling Rejecting Affirmative Action in AdmissionsNo one knows for sure. Colleges aren’t required to disclose whether they consider race, and the federal government doesn’t track it. A survey of about 200 colleges in 2019 found that roughly four in 10 colleges said race had at least limited influence in admissions decisions.
The Supreme Court’s decision to halt affirmative action, ruling that colleges and universities must stop considering race in admissions, has a different impact in California. Ian Cull reports.An alternate approach floated by some would put greater emphasis on students who overcome adversity.endorsed that approach Thursday, saying adversity should be a “new standard” in college admissions, rewarding those who overcome challenges related to income, race or other factors.
What's clear is that any direct consideration of race in admission decisions will have to end, meaning colleges will no longer be able to give an edge to underrepresented minorities simply because of their race.With affirmative action off the table, colleges face mounting pressure to end other admission practices that disproportionately benefit white and wealthy students. Chief among those are legacy preferences, the practice of giving an admission boost to the children of alumni.
President Joe Biden spoke Thursday to condemn the Supreme Court’s ruling to end affirmative action for U.S. colleges and universities. “We cannot let this decision be the last word,” Biden said.Colleges across the country said they're committed to campus diversity no matter what the court says. Campus leaders say they're still sorting how the decision will affect them, but many expressed optimism that they will legally find other ways to bring a diverse mix of students to campus.
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