Ruling on Affirmative Action: What It Means for Universities

Christopher A. Bracey, Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, answers a series of questions for GW Today about the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling in Schuette v. Coalition to Defend Affirmative Action. Yesterday, the Court upheld Michigan's voter-approved ban on using race as a factor in school admissions. Dean Bracey addresses the details of Michigan's ban, the dissents by Justices Sotomayor and Ginsburg, and the wider implications of the ruling.