Universities will no longer be able to use race-conscious affirmative action policies to support diversity in their schools.
Students can still discuss their race in their applications
That means students will still be allowed to write about their lived experiences with racism growing up, racial equity within their schools or how it's impacted their opportunities. to allow universities to hide a student's race and ethnicity if they include it on their application. The nonprofit administers a universal application used by more than 1,000 colleges and universities.
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