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Book explores how colleges seek to increase racial diversity without relying on race in college admissions

  • Written by Lauren Foley, Assistant Professor of Political Science, Western Michigan University
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When the Supreme Court outlawed the use of race in college admissions in June 2023, it forced colleges and universities to rethink how to maintain and increase diversity in their student bodies. It’s a topic that political science professor Lauren Foley had been exploring in her new book,...

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