Examining the Controversy: Race-Conscious Admissions at the University Level

Two months after the Supreme Court issued a monumental decision to end affirmative action and ban any consideration of race in college admissions, people are still processing just what this all means, and many are left reeling from its repercussions.

Just yesterday, the threads of an increasingly heated discussion on this topic floated through my classroom door.

“Mrs. Perkins, why is it that you people get special privilege in college admissions?”