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How to Challenge Racism in College Admissions
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How to Challenge Racism in College Admissions

By Jon Hersey

Oct 25, 2018
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Colleges and universities in the United States have long prioritized race over academic fit in admissions decisions in order to achieve “student-body diversity.” According to a 1978 U.S. Supreme Court decision, this practice—known as affirmative action—is legal, so long as race is only one of many considerations.1 In essence, this ruling outlawed racial …

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