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Supreme Court agrees to hear challenge to affirmative action at Harvard University

Supreme Court agrees to hear challenge to affirmative action at Harvard University
LOOK AT WHAT IT COULD MEAN FOR STENUD. REPORTER: THE MAJORITY CONSERVATIVE SUPREME COURT, MAY SOON DECIDE TO DO AWAY WITH 4 DECADES OF AFFIRMATIVE ACTION IN COLLEGE ADMISSIONINGS. THE HIGH COURT AGREED TO HEAR ARGUMENTS, TO A CHALLENGE AGAIT NSRACE-WEIGHTED ADMISSIONS. THE CHALLENGE CLAIMS RACE-CONSCIOUS ADMISSIONS AT HARVARD AND THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA, HURT ASIAN AMERICAN APPLICANTS. THE GROUP COLOR US UNID,TE SUPPORTS THE CHALLENGE AND ADVOCATES FOR A RACE-BLIND AMERA.IC >> AN ASIAN AMERICAN HASO T ORSCE 440 POINTS HIGHER ON THE SAT IN ORDER TO HAVE THE SAME CHANCE AT ADMISSION AS A BLACK PERS.ON 0 15POINTS HIGHER TO HAVE THE SAME CHANCE AS A WHITE PERSON. ASIAN AMERICANS IF THEY WERENT DISCRIMINATED AGAINST WOULD MAKE UP 43% OF HARVARD'S STUDENT BODY. REPORTER: HARVARD SAYS IT DOES NOT DISCRIMINATE BASED ON RACE. SAYING. THE SUPREME COURT DECISION TO REVIEW THE UNANIMOUS DECISIONS OFHE T LOWER FEDERAL COURTS PUTS AT RISK 40 YEARS OF LEGAL PRECEDENT GRANTING COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES THE FREEDOM AND FLEXIBILITY TO CREEAT DIVERSE CAMPUS COMMUNITIES. CONSIDERING RACE AS ONE FACRTO AMONG MANY IN ADMISSIONS DECISIONS PRODUCES A MORE DIVERSE STUDENT BODY WHICH STRENGTHENS THE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT FOL.R AL A COALITION OF STUDENTS WHO PREVIOUSLY TESTIFIED IN SUPPORT OF HARVARD'S POLICY AGREE. >> I THINK THAT ITS NOT THAT IT GAVE ME ANY SORT OF SPECIAL ATTENTION OR TREATMENT, BUT JUST ALLOWED MY APPLICATION TO BE SEEN AS A HOLISTIC PACKAGE. REPORTER: HARVARD SAYS RACE IS NOT A LARGE FACTOR IN ADMISSIONS, BUT IF RACE WERE NOT WEIGHTED THE NBEUMR OF BLACK AND HISPANIC STUDENTS ON CAMPUS WOULD BE CUT BY HA.LF >> BANNING THE CONSIDERATION OF RACE AT HARVARD WOULD COST THE UNIVERSITY ITS BEST STUDENTS. AND WOULD MOVE THE SCHOO
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Supreme Court agrees to hear challenge to affirmative action at Harvard University
The challenge claims race-conscious admissions at Harvard, as well as the University of North Carolina, hurt Asian American applicants.

The challenge claims race-conscious admissions at Harvard, as well as the University of North Carolina, hurt Asian American applicants.

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