February 7, 2003

Race-Sensitive Admissions: Back to Basics

By WILLIAM G. BOWEN and NEIL L. RUDENSTINE

The controversy (and confusion) surrounding the White House's recent statements on the use of race in college and university admissions indicate the need for careful examination of the underlying issues. The Justice Department has filed a brief with the U.S. Supreme Court urging it to declare two race-sensitive policies at the University of Michigan unconstitutional; however, the brief does not rule out ever taking race into account, but argues that institutions should first exhaust all

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