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The ability of colleges and universities to promote diversity on campuses through affirmative action has been curtailed by the Supreme Court’s recent ruling. However, the gravity of the decision’s impact
Universities Circumventing, Even Violating, Ban on Racial Preferences; Would Lie Under Oath, Ferret Out Race, Gerrymander, Use Diversity Claims, etc.
The decision starts to “reconstruct the roadblocks” that have historically blocked the paths of African-Americans, said outgoing Johnson C Smith University President Clarence D. Armbrister.
The court ruled race-conscious admissions violate the 14th Amendment. Here's what colleges and students may be able to do to ensure campus diversity.
Area colleges and universities do not use affirmative action policies, but some officials wonder what impact the changes will have on higher education as a whole.