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| UNC admissions will bar consideration of race, including in essays, after Supreme Court ruling struck down school's affirmative action policy |
| 2023-08-09 |
| [Daily Mail, where America gets its news] The board of North Carolina's flagship public university has voted to strictly ban the use of 'race, sex, color or ethnicity' in admissions and hiring decisions, including through the use of essays. The Board of Trustees at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill approved the resolution after the US Supreme Court struck down their school's race-conscious admissions plan as violating the Constitution. In a pair of decisions announced June 29, the court struck down affirmative action in college admissions, ruling against the measure at both UNC and Harvard University, respectively the nation's oldest public and private colleges. 'I'm confident that we're taking all the necessary steps to fully comply' with the court decisions, UNC Chancellor Kevin Guskiewicz said at the board's recent meting to pass the resolution, according to the News and Observer. But while other schools are seeking out loopholes to boost student body diversity, UNC's new policy strictly bars certain measures, including the use of essays related to a prospective student's racial background or struggles with discrimination. The board resolution at UNC promises not to grant 'preferential treatment' to any individual or group on the basis of race. The school also must not establish 'through essays or other means' any process premised upon 'race-based preferences' in hiring and admissions, according to the resolution. UNC's approach goes beyond that other schools, some of which seem to be seeking out ways to factor race in admissions decisions without technically violating the ruling. In New York, Sarah Lawrence College now has an essay prompt asking applicants how they were personally impacted by the Supreme Court decision, according to Inside Higher Ed. Harvard has also hinted that it may use essays about race to weigh applicants, in keeping with the court decision that schools can consider 'an applicant's discussion of how race affected his or her life, be it through discrimination, inspiration, or otherwise.' At UNC, board member Ralph Meekins urged, without success, for members to postpone the vote, saying the resolution 'goes well beyond the Supreme Court ruling.' Meanwhile, trustee John Preyer criticized how UNC handled the litigation brought in 2014 by a conservative group that accused the school's undergraduate admissions policies of discriminating against white and Asian students. A trial judge in 2021 upheld the school's affirmative action policy, leading to appeals that eventually reached the Supreme Court. 'This is a moment of humility,' Preyer said. 'For nine years, we've spent in the neighborhood of $35 million to lose a high-profile case. Why did we do that? Was that the right thing to do?' The trustees also discussed other ways to comply with the June court ruling, which found the school's consideration of race in admissions violated the Constitution's equal protection clause. 'What we´re trying to do is be proactive with this and make sure that we're in compliance and that we´re providing equal protection,' trustee Marty Kotis said. O ne school administrator mentioned having an internal diversity, equity and inclusion audit but didn´t provide details. Guskiewicz announced several weeks ago that the school would offer free tuition to students whose families make less than $80,000 annually. The program, which could help expand diversity efforts, is being paid for with private funds. Related: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill: 2022-11-01 Justice Thomas Unloads on Lawyer Defending Affirmative Action: 'Diversity Seems to Mean Everything for Everyone' University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill: 2022-10-20 U.S. D.O.D issued a contract for COVID-19 Research to a company in Ukraine, 3 months before COVID-19 was known to exist University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill: 2021-06-10 Open Letter To America by Dr. Steven Hatfill Related: Race-conscious admissions: 2023-08-06 The Democrats Trying to Destroy the Supreme Court – AGAIN! Race-conscious admissions: 2023-07-03 Dissent in Affimative Action Case Cites Debunked Citation Race-conscious admissions: 2023-06-29 U.S. Supreme Court strikes down university race-conscious admissions policies |
| Posted by:Skidmark |
| #11 They lost my alumnus donation decades ago |
| Posted by: Glenmore 2023-08-09 22:04 |
| #10 Heh. |
| Posted by: Frank G 2023-08-09 17:16 |
| #9 If only there were some test you could administer to prospective students to gauge their Scholastic Aptitude. |
| Posted by: SteveS 2023-08-09 17:09 |
| #8 From what I understand, the Board of Trustees at UNC is actually pretty good. The administration, bureaucracy, and faculty, on the other hand, are as awful as at any other university and go out of their way to ignore and/or circumvent decisions and directives of the Board. How they get away with it I don't know. |
| Posted by: Tom 2023-08-09 11:20 |
| #7 "Tah Baby, he ain't sayin' nothin'." |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2023-08-09 10:47 |
| #6 "Excuse me stewardess, I speak Jive" graphic urgently requested. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2023-08-09 10:38 |
| #5 Just like "deadnames," there will be "application names." |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2023-08-09 09:02 |
| #4 Temporary Africanized names to be changed for job seeking purposes. |
| Posted by: Super Hose 2023-08-09 08:57 |
| #3 Get your Kwanza shopping done early. |
| Posted by: DooDahMan 2023-08-09 07:10 |
| #2 I think Africanized names are going to really take off now... |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2023-08-09 07:00 |
| #1 ...This decision seems way too fast and way too straightforward. Mike |
| Posted by: Mike Kozlowski 2023-08-09 05:01 |