US Supreme Court on affirmative action: a bitter blow to educational inclusion

The highest US court’s decision that race cannot be considered in university admissions risks rolling back what little progress has been made on racial equaity in the sector.

Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, seen here with Chief Justice John Roberts, described the court’s decision to end affirmative action in university admissions as the majority ‘pulling the ripcord’.Credit: Fred Schilling/Collection of the Supreme Court of the United States/Handout via Reuters The decision of the highest US court to end race-conscious admissions to the nation’s universities was widely expected. Nevertheless, when it came, on 29 June, the verdict shook […]

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