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DESCRIPTION:For decades\, colleges and universities across the United State
 s have used race-conscious admissions practices to provide students from u
 nderrepresented racial minority groups more equal access to higher educati
 on. In June 2023\, the Supreme Court rendered a decision in the case Stude
 nts for Fair Admissions Inc. v. President and Fellows of Harvard College t
 hat rendered this practice unconstitutional. Specifically\, the Court rule
 d that the admissions programs used by Harvard University and the Universi
 ty of North Carolina violate the Constitution’s equal protection clause\, 
 which bars racial discrimination by government entities. Join our multidis
 ciplinary group of faculty experts who will discuss the history of affirma
 tive action in U.S. higher education\, the implications of the decision fo
 r college admission practices and diversity\, equity\, and inclusion initi
 atives\, and the prospects for equal access to higher education for racial
  and ethnic minority groups in the wake of this decision.Faculty participa
 nts will include: Maria Zhu (moderator)\, Thomas M. Keck\, Sean Drake\,  A
 my Lutz and Ying Shi.
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SUMMARY:What’s at Stake for Colleges and Students After the Supreme Court’s
  Affirmative Action Decision?
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X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>For decades\, colleges and universities acr
 oss the United States have used race-conscious admissions practices to pro
 vide students from underrepresented racial minority groups more equal acce
 ss to higher education. In June 2023\, the Supreme Court rendered a decisi
 on in the case Students for Fair Admissions Inc. v. President and Fellows 
 of Harvard College that rendered this practice unconstitutional. Specifica
 lly\, the Court ruled that the admissions programs used by Harvard Univers
 ity and the University of North Carolina violate the Constitution’s equal 
 protection clause\, which bars racial discrimination by government entitie
 s. </p><p>Join our multidisciplinary group of faculty experts who will dis
 cuss the history of affirmative action in U.S. higher education\, the impl
 ications of the decision for college admission practices and diversity\, e
 quity\, and inclusion initiatives\, and the prospects for equal access to 
 higher education for racial and ethnic minority groups in the wake of this
  decision.</p><p>Faculty participants will include: Maria Zhu (moderator)\
 , Thomas M. Keck\, Sean Drake\,  Amy Lutz and Ying Shi.</p>
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