Is Race-based Affirmative Action for College Admissions Constitutional?

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Maddie Stephens

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Race-conscious admissions, also known as race-based affirmative action, is being challenged by the nonprofit Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. (SFFA) in an upcoming case to be heard by the United States Supreme Court. Gaining prevalence in the 1960s along with several non-discrimination laws, race-conscious admission practices were motivated by student protests and the civil rights movement to address systemic racism and historical exclusionary policies at colleges and universities across the U.S. (Baker, 2019). The U.S. Supreme Court’s upcoming decision will greatly impact institutions across nation, so the central question remains: should the Supreme Court uphold race-based affirmative action?

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Stephens, M. (2023). Is Race-based Affirmative Action for College Admissions Constitutional?. Journal of the Student Personnel Association at Indiana University, 51, 9–12. Retrieved from https://scholarworks.iu.edu/journals/index.php/jiuspa/article/view/36181
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