In a Post-Affirmative Action World, Colleges Can Help Foster Diversity By Banning the Box on College Applications
October 05, 2023 by Satra Taylor In the wake of the Supreme Court’s decision to end affirmative action in college admissions, many higher education leaders and students are looking for alternative ways to foster diversity on…
Segregation Forever: Private Universities Haven’t Leveraged Race-Conscious Admissions to Increase Diversity. What Now?
The Supreme Court has banned the use of race-conscious practices in college admissions. However, enrollment at selective public institutions and selective private institutions has never reflected the diversity of states…
Without Affirmative Action, It’s Back to Basics
June 27, 2023 by Anthony P. Carnevale, Zachary Mabel, Kathryn Peltier Campbell This spring, the US Supreme Court is widely expected to ban the consideration of race in college admissions, ending a practice that—while well-intentioned—never actually succeeded in ensuring that racial demographics…
Two Cautions for Educators to Consider in the Aftermath of Affirmative Action Decisions
June 21, 2023 by Liliana M. Garces As influential as the U.S. Supreme Court’s forthcoming decisions on affirmative action will be, it’s important to remember that court opinions do not implement themselves — all educators in our…
A Brief History of Affirmative Action and the Assault on Race-Conscious Admissions
June 15, 2023 by Wil Del Pilar, Ph.D. As we await the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling on Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard College and Students for Fair Admission v. University of North Carolina challenging the use of…