Military academies could face challenge over race in admissions

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Protest at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts on July 1, 2023. The US Supreme Court on June 27 banned the use of race and ethnicity in university admissions as described in the article

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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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Military academies could face challenge over race in admissions

After being exempted from Supreme Court ruling on Harvard and UNC, training grounds for Pentagon officers face their own legal threat

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US campuses vow push on racial equity after Supreme Court ruling

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