The admissions process at many American colleges and universities may be dramatically altered after the June 29 Supreme Court ruling that overturns the practice of broadly applying racial considerations in the selection of incoming students.
The 6–3 ruling in Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. v. President and Fellows of Harvard College upends the longstanding practice of considering students’ race in granting admission.
The full implications of the 237-page decision are not yet clear, legal experts say. But the ruling, at a minimum, will force institutions of higher learning to find alternatives to achieving the goal of creating a diverse student body.
The ruling was applied to two separate cases— one against Harvard, a private institution; and the other against the University of North Carolina, a public school….