The court sided with challengers who argued the practice discriminates against white and Asian-American students.
Colleges and universities can no longer use race as a factor in their college admissions, the Supreme Court ruled Thursday, striking down the decades-long practice of affirmative action and upending schools’ admission tactics—which they warn could make future student bodies significantly less diverse.... [+]The court ruled 6-3 that Harvard University and the University of North Carolina’s admissions policies taking race into account are unconstitutional.
Students for Fair Admissions brought two cases against Harvard and UNC—representing private and public universities, respectively—arguing the practice violated the 14th Amendment’s equal protection clause and disadvantaged white and Asian-American applicants. Harvard and UNC had said the practice should be upheld, saying their admissions policies are in line with previous court rulings on the policy and that taking race into account helps to ensure a diverse student body, denying that the practice is discriminatory.
that after it adopted race-neutral policies, its Black population decreased by 44% between 2006 and 2021 as a result, even as Michigan’s population of college-age African Americans increased.How or if universities will be able to get around the court’s ruling to maintain diverse enrollment.
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