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Lisa Philip | WBEZ

What to know about affirmative action ahead of Supreme Court ruling

The nation’s highly selective colleges, including the University of Chicago, are expected to be most impacted by a pending ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court on whether schools can consider race in admissions decisions. (Marc Monaghan / WBEZ)

The U.S. Supreme Court is expected to rule on the consideration of race in college admissions this month.

Justices are considering two cases brought by Ed Blum, a white man and conservative legal activist, and his group Students for Fair Admissions. They challenge the constitutionality of affirmative action policies at Harvard University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, alleging they harm white and Asian American students.

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