In a landmark decision Thursday, the U.S. Supreme Court outlawed affirmative action in college admissions.
Kathryn Palmer Arizona Daily Star How will the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling Thursday outlawing race-conscious college admissions affect Arizona?"We are reviewing the decision of the U.S. Supreme Court but do not anticipate any impact at our universities," Lyndel Manson, chair of the Arizona Board of Regents, said in a statement to the Arizona Daily Star.
But banning affirmative action in Arizona, whose public colleges and universities have relatively liberal admissions standards, hasn’t dealt much of a blow to student diversity like it did in California and Michigan — states with nationally competitive admissions landscapes. According to Kasey Urquídez, the UA's chief enrollment officer, diverse student enrollment has increased since 2010, with the percentage of first-year students who identify as people of color jumping from 39% to 47% over the past decade.
"Any scholarship for University of Arizona that uses race or culture of origin in selection are funded by private dollars and the university is not involved in the selection process," Urquídez said. "All events are open to all prospective students."
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