Biden Administration Releases Guidance on Affirmative Action

(From Inside Higher Ed) The Biden administration recently released guidelines theSupreme Court’s race-conscious admissions ruling, offering clarity to colleges and applicants about the post-affirmative action landscape. According to the guidance, race and ethnicity can be considered, insofar as they relate to applicants’ lives and isn’t used to grant admissions preferences. The Department of Education also offered the following guidance:

• Colleges are allowed to offer admission based on attendance at certain high schools, or to admit all the students who graduate at the top of their high school class.
• Institutions can remove legacy preferences and other advantages that tend to benefit privileged students. 
• Schools could help to expand the pipeline of diverse applicants through outreach, recruitment, and pathway programs in partnership with local schools or organizations.

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