How the Supreme Court’s decision on affirmative action changes the future of college

The high court’s decision hinges on two cases where Students for Fair Admissions is challenging race-conscious practices at Harvard and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. | Kevin Dietsch/Getty ImagesThe Supreme Court seems destined to end its term with a big rollback of the tool colleges employ to boost racial diversity on their campuses.

The high court’s decision hinges on two cases where Students for Fair Admissions is challenging race-conscious practices at Harvard and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill — the nation’s oldest private and public universities. “The question before the court is whether or not you can use race as a plus-factor in admissions,” said Hinojosa, an attorney with the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law. It’s that particular “tool” for diversifying freshman classes that’s facing criticism, he said, not the goal.

After the initiative was adopted, underrepresented student enrollment “dropped precipitously at [the University of California], and dropped by 50 percent or more at UC’s most selective campuses,” the university systemTo stem their losses, the University of California implemented race-neutral measures, including outreach programs to low-income students and students from families with little or no college experience.

Lower courts have given the practice a pass but Students for Fair Admissions has pointed out that Asian American usually have lower personal rating scores than Black and Latino applicants, which are based in part on letters of recommendation and an essay.

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