The Latest Breaking News from Affirmative Action

President says he will ask education department to look into ways to maintain student diversity as race-conscious admissions ends

The former president had formerly defended affirmative action

In a 6–3 decision, the Court ruled that race-based affirmative action in college admissions violates the 14th Amendment.

WASHINGTON — In another major reversal, the Supreme Court on Thursday struck down affirmative action policies at colleges and universities that use race as a factor in deciding who is admitted.

US Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas went to Yale because of affirmative action — then voted to end the practice 50 years later during a landmark decision

The U.S. Supreme Court ruling striking down affirmative action in college admissions is certain to ripple across higher education for years. Debate in the lead-up to the court’s decision has ignited passions about accessibility, fairness and merit in the complex admissions process — and stirred up some misconceptions about affirmative…

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court’s opinion about affirmative action rejects the use of race as an admissions factor at colleges and universities.

Only a small portion of U.S. colleges have selective admissions, where race-conscious admissions can make a difference in who gets in. But the impacts of banning affirmative action are far wider.

The 6-3 decision by the high court’s conservative majority “will make it more difficult for Northwestern to achieve one of our imperatives — the promotion of diversity, inclusion and belonging on our campuses,” University President Michael Schill said.