October 24, 2003

Closing the Nagging Gap in Minority Achievement

By DEREK BOK

Article: Affirmative Action Remains a Minefield, Mostly Unmapped

The recent Supreme Court decision upholding race-based admissions offers many reasons to celebrate. Selective universities have received a carefully circumscribed authorization to continue a practice that almost all of them consider valuable; Justice Sandra Day O'Connor has written a clear, well-reasoned opinion; and the University of Michigan has shown

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