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The legal threat to diversity on campus

  • Written by Liliana M. Garces, Associate Professor of Education, University of Texas at Austin
imageCould legal intimidation threaten race-conscious admissions in the U.S.?AP Photo/Susan Walsh

Last summer, the Supreme Court ruled that colleges and universities can use race as one factor among many in making admissions decisions. The court determined that such policies helped further an institution’s mission to attain the educational...

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