March 7, 2003

Poll Finds Wide Support for Bush's Stance on University of Michigan Case

By PETER SCHMIDT

A majority of Americans approves of the Bush administration's recent decision to oppose the University of Michigan's race-conscious admissions policies, in two cases now before the U.S. Supreme Court, according to a Los Angeles Times poll published last month.

Most Americans feel that colleges should not consider the race or ethnicity of applicants, even though a solid majority also believes that the nation has not come close to eliminating discrimination against racial or ethnic

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