Civil Rights
Aug. 15, 2023
Biden’s student admission guidelines could bring more lawsuits
A letter released on Monday by the U.S. Departments of Education and Justice shared guidance on how universities could lawfully consider ways a student’s background, including life experience linked to their race, could provide “unique contributions” to campuses.
The Biden administration’s guidance to universities Monday on how to maintain racial diversity policies after the Supreme Court’s ban on affirmative action could lead to more litigation, said a California civil rights attorney, while others said the administration’s guidance complies with the high court’s majority ruling.
“The Department of Education’s guidance suggests that utilizing race in admissions is OK as long as you disguise it by p...
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