30-06-2023, 08:19 AM
The US Supreme Court has struck down affirmative action in college admissions, declaring race cannot be a factor and forcing institutions of higher education to look for new ways to achieve diverse student bodies.
A poll last month by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research showed 63 per cent of US adults say the court should allow colleges to consider race as part of the admissions process, yet few believe students’ race should ultimately play a major role in decisions.
Every US university the justices attended, save one, urged the court to preserve race-conscious admissions.
Those schools - Yale, Princeton, Columbia, Notre Dame and Holy Cross - joined briefs in defence of Harvard’s and UNC’s admissions plans.
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/us-supr...LVD57JZRQ/
A poll last month by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research showed 63 per cent of US adults say the court should allow colleges to consider race as part of the admissions process, yet few believe students’ race should ultimately play a major role in decisions.
Every US university the justices attended, save one, urged the court to preserve race-conscious admissions.
Those schools - Yale, Princeton, Columbia, Notre Dame and Holy Cross - joined briefs in defence of Harvard’s and UNC’s admissions plans.
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/us-supr...LVD57JZRQ/