US campuses vow push on racial equity after Supreme Court ruling

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US Supreme Court blocks affirmative action in admissions

Trump-installed conservative supermajority ends decades of precedent that allowed consideration of racial diversity in undergraduate enrolments

By Paul Basken

29 June

Affirmative action advocates given hope despite looming ban

With nation’s top judicial body expected to outlaw efforts to consider race in admissions, student essays held out as alternative means of preserving equity

By Paul Basken

24 April

US Supreme Court signals end to affirmative action as trial opens

Ahead of ruling on Harvard and North Carolina cases, conservative majority on nation’s top court makes clear it leans towards ending predecessors’ 2003 approval of racial preferences in college admissions

By Paul Basken

1 November

Companies lobby US Supreme Court to keep affirmative action

As loss in Harvard and UNC cases seems likely, dozens of top corporations argue in filings that they do better with diverse workforces

By Paul Basken

1 August

US campuses vow push on racial equity after Supreme Court ruling

Academic leaders see grounds for improvement despite Supreme Court ruling, though track record suggests reason for sceptism

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US Supreme Court blocks affirmative action in admissions

Affirmative action advocates given hope despite looming ban

US Supreme Court signals end to affirmative action as trial opens

Companies lobby US Supreme Court to keep affirmative action

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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US campuses vow push on racial equity after Supreme Court ruling

Academic leaders see grounds for improvement despite Supreme Court ruling, though track record suggests reason for sceptism

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Related articles

US Supreme Court blocks affirmative action in admissions

Affirmative action advocates given hope despite looming ban

US Supreme Court signals end to affirmative action as trial opens

Companies lobby US Supreme Court to keep affirmative action

Related universities

Harvard University

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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