| Author(s): | Coleman, A., Palmer, S., Winnick, S., and Holland + Knight |
| Title: | Echoes of Bakke: A fractured Supreme Court invalidates two race-conscious K-12 student assignment plans but affirms the compelling interest in the educational benefit of diversity |
| Source: | http://www.collegeboard.com/prod_downloads/dive... |
| Date: | 2007 |
| Organization: | College Board |
| Short Description: | This paper addresses the implications of the Supreme Court’s student assignment decision for higher education
institutions in several ways. This paper begins with a brief overview of basic federal principles that govern student-related race- and ethnicity-conscious practices in higher education. |
| Annotation: | This policy paper addresses the implications of the Supreme Court’s student assignment decision for higher education
institutions in several ways. First, it outlines the central points made by the Court to provide information
regarding what rulings are binding and what aspects, as a matter of pragmatic risk management, merit careful
consideration. Second, this paper distills the clear rulings, as well as other points of guidance, into a list of
policy implications intended to more directly guide the work of higher education officials addressing issues of
access and diversity. |
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