The Supreme Court has made a significant ruling, with a 6-3 decision stating that racial preferences in college admissions contravene the US Constitution. This signifies a positive change, as it ensures that deserving students with high grades and test scores will no longer be overlooked in favor of applicants who may have the “right” skin …
Democrats are focusing their attention on ending the practice of legacy admissions in response to the Supreme Court’s decision to eliminate affirmative action in college admissions. Influential congressional caucuses, including the Congressional Black Caucus, Congressional Hispanic Caucus, and Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus, have endorsed the idea, and lawmakers like Senator Jeff Merkley and Representative …
The recent ruling by the Supreme Court declaring the race-conscious admissions programs at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Harvard University as unconstitutional marks a significant departure from decades of precedent on the use of race in college admissions. Not only does this decision have profound implications for how the country interprets …
During my freshman year at Alabama A&M University, I found myself overwhelmed with homework and in need of a change of scenery. Foster Hall was getting too monotonous, so I decided to explore the library at the University of Alabama at Huntsville, which offered longer hours of operation. Making my way across town, I was …
In 2003, Barbara Grutter, a white woman from Michigan, filed a lawsuit after being rejected by the University of Michigan Law School, a school known for actively seeking a racially diverse student body. The resulting landmark case, Grutter v. Bollinger, caught national attention and sparked debates about affirmative action. The U.S. Supreme Court ultimately ruled …
As an admissions officer at a prestigious private university, I quickly became aware of the constraints of my job. My colleagues and I were tasked with creating a diverse and competitive student body, but that often meant relying on trauma narratives from historically marginalized students to showcase their resilience and adversity. This practice is not …