Affirmative Action Revisited

Affirmative action was first added to many American university’s policies in the late 1960s. A 2003 Supreme Court case Grutter v. Bollinger ruled an unprecedented government policy in support of affirmative action, stating “Student-body diversity is a compelling state interest that can justify the use of race in university admissions.” The belief that affirmative action has a solely positive impact o...

Colleges for years have been able to accept applicants based on their minority ethnicity for greater diversity on campus. Colleges should not use race as a factor when accepting an applicant and instead only pay attention to whether or not the applicant meets or exceeds the requirements. Students have been turned down by colleges, particularly ivy league and difficult schools to get into, even though...