Postaffirmative Tag

For 45 years, Supreme Court decisions have allowed college admissions programs to weigh race — as one factor amongst many — to make sure racial diversity in higher education. But last week’s majority opinion by Chief Justice John Roberts striking down affirmative motion ignores the realities of race in America. And as Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson stated in her dissent, it “stunts that progress with none basis in law, history, logic, or justice.” There are not any winners in ending affirmative motion on college campuses and little question that this decision will extend to other areas. Black and Latinx students can be denied opportunities to excel of their studies and careers, government and industry may have difficulty constructing powerful talent pipelines,...