Supreme Court Gets Rid Of Affirmative Action In College Admissions

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

74% :Affirmative action was first established in a 1965 executive order that told employers to "take affirmative action to ensure that equal opportunity is provided in all aspects of their employment."
56% : The Supreme Court agreed to take up the Harvard and UNC cases in January 2022 after lower courts sided with the schools and upheld affirmative action, prompting SFFA to appeal the case to the high court.
51% : The Supreme Court then sanctioned affirmative action for university admissions in 1978 -- though it ruled schools could not use racial quotas for admissions -- and affirmed the practice in subsequent rulings in 2003 and 2016, though it struck down a "point system" at the University of Michigan that automatically gave applications from underrepresented racial minorities enough points to virtually guarantee admission.
50% : Ultimately, however, the Associated Press notes efforts in states where affirmative action had already been eliminated have still not been able to fully make up for taking race into account in admissions, and it remains to be seen whether efforts will become more successful if affirmative action is now overturned on a national level.
49% : University of Maryland education professor Julie J. Park told Axios a ruling overturning affirmative action action could also lead to standardized testing getting killed as an admissions requirement -- as tests like the SAT historically benefit higher-income students -- and the American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers (AACRAO) issued guidance that recommends steps like appointing a review team to create strategies on how to comply with the ruling.
48% : Colleges and universities can no longer use race as a factor in their college admissions, the Supreme Court ruled Thursday, striking down the decades-long practice of affirmative action and upending schools' admission tactics -- which they warn could make future student bodies significantly less diverse.
46% : Explainer: What happens if the US Supreme Court bans affirmative action?
43% : Universities have warned that getting rid of affirmative action would significantly impact the diversity of their student bodies, with Harvard arguing in court briefs that taking race out of its admissions process would reduce enrollment of Black students at the school from 14% to 6% of its student body, and Hispanic enrollment from 14% to 9%.
31% : Supreme Court Justices Signal Willingness To End Affirmative Action (Forbes)Affirmative Action Could Soon Be Overturned As Supreme Court Takes Up Harvard And UNC Cases (Forbes)

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