Supreme Court Rules Against Affirmative Action in Harvard and UNC Cases
The US Supreme Court has found that Harvard and the University of North Carolina’s admissions policy violated the equal protection clause of the 14th Amendment and ruled against affirmative action on college admissions. Title VI of the Civil Rights Act is a federal law that prohibits private entities, like colleges, that receive federal government funds from discriminating on the basis of race. Harvard said it will ‘comply’ with the Supreme Court ruling, however, they admitted they will still use an applicant’s essay discussing how ‘race affected his or her life’ during the admissions process.
In liberal California, 57% of voters in 2020 cast their ballots against reinstating affirmative action in the state’s public colleges and universities. More than two decades ago, affirmative action was terminated and within the UC system for elite colleges and universities in the state, and there was a 50% reduction in black and Latino minority admissions. Most people agree that admission should be based on grades and accomplishments.
https://needtoknow.news/2023/06/harvard-students-devastated-after-supreme-court-rules-against-affirmative-action/
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