Friday, June 24, 2016
Century Foundation Fellow Comments On Supreme Court Ruling On Affirmative Action
Thursday’s Supreme Court decision upholding race as a factor in the admissions policy of the University of Texas at Austin came as a relief for affirmative-action supporters.
After decades of challenges, colleges that have significant competition in the admissions process can now more confidently move forward with narrowly tailored policies to promote racial diversity.
But with growing concern on campuses nationwide about whether colleges are actually inclusive – and not just diverse – the high court ruling is being seen by many higher education and civil rights leaders as a jumping off point to pushing deeper...