July 5, 2002

Affirmative Action at Michigan

To the Editor:

We are happy to celebrate a victory for affirmative action in the University of Michigan case ("Next Stop, Supreme Court?," May 24). This case is critical not just because of the impact it will have on diversity in higher education, but also for the effect it will have on equal access and opportunity for students of color.

Race must be a factor in admissions, because race is a factor in educational opportunity. An admissions process that does not recognize this

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