The Biden administration offered detailed guidance for colleges navigating new restrictions on how they consider race in their admissions decisions, including providing examples of what types of essays would be allowed
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https://www.wsj.com/articles/colleges-can-still-consider-race-in-admissions-within-limits-biden-administration-says-a5602004Education, Justice departments highlight the ways schools may pursue a diverse student population in wake of Supreme Court rulingThe Supreme Court has banned colleges from using race as admission criteria, essentially ending affirmative action. California did the same 25 years ago. WSJ explains how what happened then can offer a road map for what could happen now.
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