Today, Explained Supreme Court: Race need not apply
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Jun 29, 2023 Eric Hoover, a senior writer at the Chronicle of Higher Education, and Julie Park, an associate professor at the University of Maryland, dive into the recent Supreme Court ruling against race-conscious admissions policies at Harvard and UNC. They discuss how this landmark decision could reshape affirmative action and its implications for diversity in higher education. The conversation highlights the historical context of these policies and examines the potential decline in African-American and Latinx enrollments, urging a reevaluation of college recruitment practices.
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Break with Precedent
- The Supreme Court's ruling on affirmative action breaks with decades of precedent.
- This overturns prior decisions that allowed race as one factor among many in college admissions.
Bakke Case
- In Regents of the University of California v. Bakke (1978), the Supreme Court first addressed affirmative action.
- The court ruled against racial quotas but allowed race as one factor in admissions.
Grutter Case
- The 2003 Grutter v. Bollinger case challenged the University of Michigan Law School's use of race in admissions.
- The court upheld the policy because it considered race holistically among many factors.