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The Supreme Court has sent shockwaves through higher education with a landmark decision that struck down affirmative action and left colleges across the nation searching for new ways to promote student diversity

In an anticipated but nonetheless stunning decision expected to have widespread implications on college campuses and workplaces across the country, the conservative majority of the U.S. Supreme Court on June 29, 2023, outlawed affirmative action programs that were designed to correct centuries of racist disenfranchisement in higher education.

LOS ANGELES — Cecilia Chang bluntly told her two kids: You have to try harder because of who you are.

The Supreme Court's decision to overturn affirmative action will have workforce implications for HR teams.

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Michelle Obama, Mike Pence, Donald Trump and more react to the major affirmative action announcement made today in the US

WASHINGTON — After he denounced a landmark ruling by six conservative justices restricting affirmative action in college admissions and declared that “we cannot let the decision be a permanent setback for the country,” President Joe Biden said the Supreme Court “is not a normal court.”

Colleges across the country will be forced to stop considering race in admissions under Thursday’s Supreme Court ruling, ending affirmative action policies that date back decades

President says he will ask education department to look into ways to maintain student diversity as race-conscious admissions ends