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Campus diversity will be a struggle without race-based admissions, history shows

States that have tried to enroll more Black and Hispanic students in state universities without using race-based admissions policies have seen the numbers of those students slip — especially at elite institutions.

Tribune News Service · Jul 9, 2023

‘A cautionary tale’: colleges in states with affirmative action bans report racial disparities

Data from Universities of California and Michigan show how the bans have adversely affected Black and Indigenous student enrollment

The Guardian - US · Jun 30, 2023

Here's what happened when affirmative action ended at California public colleges

Twenty-five years of experimentation under race-neutral admissions policies — and a half-billion dollars later — the University of California system says they still can't meet their diversity goals.

WEKU · Jun 30, 2023