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Military academies can still consider race in admissions, but the rest of the nation's colleges and universities cannot, court rules

  • Written by Kristine Bowman, Professor of Law and Education Policy, Michigan State University
Military academies can still consider race in admissions, but the rest of the nation's colleges and universities cannot, court rulesA person protests outside of the Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., on June 29, 2023.AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana

In a 6-3 ruling on Thursday, June 29, 2023, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the use of race in college admissions at Harvard and the University of North Carolina, outlawing the use of race in college admissions in general. The...

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