March 25, 2003

Supporters of Race-Conscious Admissions Say Research Backs Their Position

By PETER SCHMIDT

Washington

Officials of three national higher-education organizations that support race-conscious college-admissions policies declared on Monday that they are confident that educational research will support their position before the U.S. Supreme Court.

But two leading critics of affirmative action said the groups could not cite any study demonstrating a direct, causal link between such policies and the

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