Its ruling on affirmative action in college admissions overturns decades of precedents and programs that helped thousands of American students.
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With Affirmative Action Decision, College Admissions Could Become More Subjective
Colleges have a game plan, like emphasizing the personal essay, but so do conservative groups that promise to monitor and, if necessary, go back to court.
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Harvard Undermined Itself on Affirmative Action
The Supreme Court’s ruling reflected the school’s clear discrimination against Asian applicants.
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If the Supreme Court Abolishes Affirmative Action, Here’s What Women Need to Do
These programs have historically benefited women more than anyone else. Now they must help others in underrepresented communities.
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The History Behind Debates Around Affirmative Action
That racial affirmative action in university admissions and elsewhere has survived for so long is remarkable given the powerful forces arrayed against it.