The content discusses the impact of the Supreme Court's decision to ban race-based affirmative action policies on Black student enrollment in higher education. Previously, affirmative action policies were used to help address the racism and discrimination faced by Black applicants in the admissions process. However, the Supreme Court's ruling, which argued for a "colorblind" admissions process, has resulted in a decline in Black student enrollment at various colleges and universities.
The article cites the dissenting opinion of Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, who argued that "race still matters to the lived experiences of all Americans in innumerable ways, and today's ruling makes things worse, not better." The results following the ban have proven her point, with several schools reporting a drop in the share of Black and other racially marginalized students.
The content highlights the importance of policies designed to foster equity and address systemic racism in higher education, as simply ignoring race does not make the issue go away. The author argues that the Supreme Court's decision has made the problem worse, not better, and that more needs to be done to ensure equal access and opportunity for Black students in the college admissions process.
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by Allison Wilt... alle medium.com 09-07-2024
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