The United States Supreme Court ruled along ideological lines that race-conscious admissions practices are unconstitutional. Here is what's next.
The ruling involves the University of North Carolina and Harvard, who use race in their application process.WASHINGTON – Hours after the Supreme Court declared affirmative action admissions policies used by Harvard College and the University of North Carolina, supporters and opponents of affirmative action staged dueling rallies at the court Thursday.
"We will comply with the court's decision, but it does not change our values," Gay said."We continue to believe deeply that a thriving, diverse intellectual community is essential to academic excellence and critical to shaping the next generation of leaders.
Banks, a guest lecturer at Washington Adventist University, spoke outside the court as a group of students waited behind him. “After fighting for equal education rights for college admissions for 35 years, we finally see the justices of the U.S. Supreme Court provide equal protections in law to all communities,” he said. “Today is historic for Asian communities because our children will no longer be treated as a second-class citizens in college admission.”
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