Happy Friday. Let’s talk about endings and beginnings.
I’m referring to the likely end of affirmative action, which I first covered in a January raceAhead and again this week, with an in-depth look at what affirmative action accomplished—and didn't—and what may come next. The Supreme Court will rule later this month on two cases: Students for Fair Admissions Inc. v. President & Fellows of Harvard College and Students for Fair Admissions Inc. v. University of North Carolina, and most observers expect the court to end or curtail the consideration of race in university admissions.
