Race in College Admissions: Supreme Court May Restrict Universities' Use of Race In Admitting University Students [VIDEO]
After Houston student Abigail Fisher stated she was wrongly rejected by the University of Texas at Austin, following the admission of minority students with similar grades and test scores, Yahoo reported that the Supreme court may issue a ruling restricting universities’ use of race in deciding who is admitted.
In addition to Fisher’s claim, this followed two other cases raised in October and November. The court may make a decision as early as Monday, prior to their two-week recess.
This comes 3 ½ decades after the Supreme Court ruled boosting college admissions for minorities, according to the report.
The Texas case may represent the beginning of a new phase that limits college administrators from using race in deciding which students they admit into universities.
U.S. leaders had debated on the guidelines for "affirmative action" since the John F. Kennedy administration of the 1960s, and discussed what steps should be taken to help blacks and other minorities. While it was originally used to limit racial prejudice and discrimination, Yahoo stated, it is currently seen in the more modern era, as a way to bring diversity to campuses and workplaces.
Justice Anthony Kennedy took over for Justice Sandra Day O'Connor in Jan 2006, and may lead the ruling in Fisher's case. The student graduated from Louisiana State University last year.
