The Supreme Court on Thursday invalidated race-conscious admissions policies used by Harvard and UNC to diversify their campuses. The decision could have enormous consequences not only for higher education but also the American workplace.
under the 2003 precedent. A U.S. District Court in North Carolina ruled in favor of UNC. The cases are Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard and Students for Fair Admissions v. UNC.Supreme Court is debating two affirmative action cases that could have deep implications for diversity on campuses and in the workplace., the conservative justices focused on two points.
"We expect that 25 years from now, the use of racial preferences will no longer be necessary to further the interest approved today," Associate Justicemajority at the time. That line suggested the court's acceptance of race-conscious admissions wouldn't last forever. Some in the court's conservative wing signaled during arguments that their patience with such efforts was already up.
Another point of contention was just how seriously universities are taking the 2003 opinion's directive to try race-neutral policies first. The court said that the law requires schools to engage in a"serious, good faith consideration of workable race-neutral alternatives that will achieve the diversity the university seeks.
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