(WASHINGTON) — The U.S. Supreme Court will once again revisit the legality of affirmative action in higher education, after last upholding the decades-old precedent in 2016. On Monday, the high court said it would take.
(WASHINGTON) The U.S. Supreme Court will once again revisit the legality of affirmative action in higher education, after last upholding the decades-old precedent in 2016. On Monday, the high court said it would take up a pair of cases that challenge the use of race as a factor in undergraduate admissions at Harvard University, the nation's oldest private college, and the University of North Carolina, the nation's oldest public state university. That the Supreme Court has agreed to hear the cases together is seen by some experts as an indication that the conservative-leaning body could be willing to revisit its precedents and end race-conscious admissions in higher education which proponents say will have wide-reaching implications for schools, and beyond. Some studies suggest the policies which consider race as one of many factors when reviewing applicants to further a diverse student body have had a profound effect on opportunities for minority applicants, which in