Race and Ethnicity in College Admissions

Posted by Kenneth Ronkowitz on

The U.S. Supreme Court today agreed to consider whether the University of Texas at Austin has the right to consider race and ethnicity in admissions decisions. Those bringing the case hope the Supreme Court will restrict or even eliminate the right of colleges to consider race in admissions – a prerogative last affirmed by the Supreme Court in 2003 in a case involving the University of Michigan’s law school.


To read Inside Higher Ed's full coverage of the Supreme Court's decision, please visit:
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2012/02/21/supreme-court-takes-affirmative-action-case

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