Affirmative Action Remains an Uncertain Area for College Officials, Despite “Dear Colleague” Letter Issued by Federal Civil Rights Authorities
Author: Ralph Gerstein.; Lois Gerstein.
Source: Volume 15, Number 03, Spring 2014 , pp.51-53(3)
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Abstract:
Colleges that intend to use racebased admissions programs are in for a difficult time. Every decision and administrative pronouncement in this area seems to result in more questions than answers. A recent Supreme Court decision has changed the landscape considerably, administrators can no longer formulate a race-based admissions plan merely on an intuitive feeling that it is the best way to achieve diversity but will have to come up with hard evidence that no race neutral alternative will work.Keywords: Gratz v. Bollinger; Grutter v. Bollinger; Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin; race-based admissions criteria; race-neutral alternatives
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