From Inside Higher Ed
By Jim Jump
November 7, 2022
You are likely aware that the Supreme Court heard oral arguments last week in the twin cases, filed by Students for Fair Admissions, challenging the use of race-based preferences by Harvard University and University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. What is unclear is whether the five hours spent on the two cases—two hours longer than planned—was anything other than political theater. The consensus of those who followed the oral arguments is that the justices on the court had most likely already made up their minds.
The consideration of race in college admission is only one of the things on trial in these cases.
If race-based preferences are on trial, that certainly opens the door to questioning other admission preferences as well. While I am not aware that Students for Fair Admissions has ever filed lawsuits challenging legacy, athletic or donor preferences, perhaps suggesting that it thinks those are fair, those preferences will inevitably come under scrutiny as well.
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