{"id":65819,"date":"2024-07-05T13:12:53","date_gmt":"2024-07-05T20:12:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/?p=65819"},"modified":"2024-07-05T13:12:53","modified_gmt":"2024-07-05T20:12:53","slug":"one-year-after-affirmative-action-is-overturned-whats-next-for-higher-ed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/?p=65819","title":{"rendered":"One Year After Affirmative Action is Overturned, What\u2019s Next for Higher Ed?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The June 2023 decision, which prohibits public and private institutions from including race in considering applicants to admit, shook up the world of higher education.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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A year after the Supreme Court overruled 45 years of precedent with Affirmative Action, how are colleges and universities adapting?<\/p>\n

The June 2023 decision, which prohibits public and private institutions from including race in considering applicants to admit, shook up the world of higher education.<\/p>\n

While schools saw more applications by nonwhite students than ever, per midyear reports, unprecedented federal student aid delays are expected to drop enrollments \u2014 particularly for nonwhite students.<\/p>\n

At a Friday, June 28\u00a0Ethnic Media Services briefing<\/a>, education policy, law and civil rights experts discussed new trends among schools since the court prohibition of public and private institutions from including race in considering which applicants to admit.<\/p>\n

Delays with federal aid \u2014 and thus with enrollment commitments \u2014 made it hard to see the road ahead for students of color, speakers agreed. However, after June 2023, many institutions after the decision cut Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) programs and stopped tracking admissions data by race entirely, although neither DEI nor tracking are prohibited by the court decision.<\/p>\n

Speakers said the future of equal opportunity for students of color may hinge on whether schools nationwide continue to overextend the court decision beyond the admissions process, and whether students are allowed the consideration of race and background through alternative routes like admission essays and scholarships.<\/p>\n

Financial aid and DEI<\/h2>\n
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