Race and Ethnicity – Page 22

The Supreme Court Enshrines Racial Imbalance

By striking down affirmative action, justices take the absurd position that racism must be ignored for racism to be overcome.

To build a diverse class of students, the medical school at U.C. Davis ranks applicants by the disadvantages they have faced. Can it work nationally?

Race-conscious admissions helped only a tiny fraction of Black and Hispanic students. It could not address the many obstacles to a college degree.

The Supreme Court’s affirmative action decision could upend how students apply to college, and how they are judged. Here’s how.

Its ruling on affirmative action in college admissions overturns decades of precedents and programs that helped thousands of American students.