The high court ruled in 2023 colleges and universities could no longer take race into account when conducting admissions.
CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS - JULY 08: A sign on the campus of Massachusetts Institute of Technology on July 08, 2020 in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Enrollment of Asian students at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology is up 6% following the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to strike down affirmative action in college admissions.colleges and universities could no longer take race into account when conducting admissions. That practice, known as affirmative action, had previously been enforced to ensure a diverse student body.The number of African American students enrolled saw a sharp decline, however, falling from 13% to just 5%.
“I believe that every student we have admitted on my watch was admitted because they were demonstrably well-qualified for, and well-matched to, the MIT education, and because we saw how their presence in the class would improve the collective experience for everyone,” he wrote.
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