The Latest Breaking News from Affirmative Action

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.

President Biden strongly disagreed with the Court’s decision saying, ‘We cannot let this decision be the last word’

America's colleges and universities can no longer weigh race and gender when considering a student's eligibility for enrollment after the Supreme Court struck down affirmative action on Thursday

The “visibly angry” justice said Thomas “ignites too many straw men to list”

Watch as Joe Biden speaks on the US Supreme Court’s decision to strike down affirmative action.

Affirmative action died Thursday at the hands of the Supreme Court’s conservative constitutional revolution. In a 6-3 decision, written by Chief Justice John Roberts, the court overturned nearly 50 years of precedent and held that it’s unconstitutional for universities to take account of racial diversity in their admissions.

The former president said “affirmative action wasn’t perfect. But it allowed generations of students like Michelle and me to prove we belonged.”

America is changing. Future generations of college students will be less white, and less privileged–regardless of the Supreme Court's decision.

The Court's core ruling is unsurprising, but its future effects are uncertain.