The End of Race-Conscious Admissions

Is student diversity still possible?

Date: August 2023
Pages: 68
Digital file size: 20 MB

The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to strike down race-conscious admissions has left colleges scrambling to interpret the ruling and its impact on minority enrollments. A new Chronicle collection includes our best and latest coverage of the ruling and its aftermath. Purchase "The End of Race-Conscious Admissions: Is student diversity still possible?" for answers to questions like: How can colleges, particularly highly selective ones, increase student diversity in this new era? What can we learn from colleges in states that had already prohibited the use of race in college admissions? And, as one Black scholar thoughtfully asks, how can Black people balance complex feelings about affirmative action “as both a gateway and a burden”?

Section 1: What’s Next for Student Diversity?
Section 2: Unpacking the Ruling