{"id":2048996,"date":"2023-09-29T02:08:02","date_gmt":"2023-09-29T06:08:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/universities-are-evading-supreme-courts-anti-affirmative-action-ruling-congress-hears\/"},"modified":"2023-09-29T02:14:37","modified_gmt":"2023-09-29T06:14:37","slug":"universities-are-evading-supreme-courts-anti-affirmative-action-ruling-congress-hears","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/universities-are-evading-supreme-courts-anti-affirmative-action-ruling-congress-hears\/","title":{"rendered":"Congress hears that universities are bypassing Supreme Court&#8217;s anti-affirmative action ruling."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Funiversities-are-evading-supreme-courts-anti-affirmative-action-ruling-congress-hears%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2048996&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><blockquote>\n<h2>Colleges and Universities \u200cEvading\u200c Supreme Court\u2064 Ruling on Racially Discriminatory Admissions<\/h2>\n<p>According\u200d to a legal expert, colleges\u2062 and universities are finding ways \u2063to \u200cbypass a\u200b recent Supreme Court ruling that banned <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/michael-barone-we-dont-need-racial-quotas-to-showcase-americas-diversity\/\" title=\"Michael Barone: We Don't Need Racial Quotas to Showcase America's Diversity\">racially discriminatory admissions<\/a> policies in higher education.\u200d At the same\u2063 time, these institutions are moving away from standardized \u200btesting to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/universities-are-evading-supreme-courts-anti-affirmative-action-ruling-congress-hears\/\" title=\"Congress hears that universities are bypassing Supreme Court's anti-affirmative action ruling.\">admit academically unqualified minority applicants<\/a>. This revelation \u2064was \u200bmade during a\u200b hearing before the Higher Education and Workforce \u2062Development Subcommittee of \u200bthe House \u2062Education and Workforce Committee, three months after the landmark Supreme Court\u200c decision.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h2>Related \u2062Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/supreme-court-strikes-down-affirmative-action-policies-at-us-colleges-5363356?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\"><strong>Supreme Court Strikes Down Race-Based Admissions at \u2063Colleges<\/strong><\/a>  &#8211; 6\/29\/2023<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/biden-admin-releases-diversity-guidance-for-colleges-after-supreme-courts-affirmative-action-ruling-5464352?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\"><strong>Biden Admin\u200b Releases \u2062Diversity\u2063 Guidance for Colleges After Supreme Court&#8217;s Affirmative Action Ruling<\/strong><\/a>  &#8211; 8\/14\/2023<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The Supreme Court \u200bruling on June 29 put an end to\u200d the use of\u200b race-conscious\u2062 admissions, a goal long\u200c sought after by conservatives. However, \u2062this ruling did not\u2063 apply to\u200b military \u200bacademies. The case involved two separate appeals: Students for \u2062Fair Admissions Inc. (SFFA) v. President and Fellows \u2064of\u200d Harvard College, and SFFA v. University of\u200c North Carolina\u200d (UNC).<\/p>\n<p>In\u200c the majority\u200b opinion, Chief Justice John Roberts\u2064 criticized universities for prioritizing an individual&#8217;s skin color over their achievements and abilities. \u200cHe stated\u200b that universities must focus on \u2062challenges\u200c overcome, skills developed, and lessons learned, rather than\u200b the \u2063color of one&#8217;s skin. Justice Clarence Thomas, a long-time advocate for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/right-and-writer\/\" title=\"Right and Writer\">ending affirmative action<\/a>, concurred\u200d with the majority,\u2063 emphasizing that universities&#8217; admissions policies \u200bwere designed \u2063to\u200c ensure a specific racial mix,\u200c rather than\u2062 considering individual merit.<\/p>\n<p>However, Justice Sonia Sotomayor dissented,\u200d arguing that the \u200bmajority decision rolled back \u2063decades of progress and perpetuated a superficial rule of colorblindness in a society still plagued by racial disparities. Meanwhile, attorney \u200bJ. \u2064Christian Adams revealed that colleges and universities were already implementing strategies to circumvent\u2062 any future ruling against race preferences, such as making test scores \u2064optional to\u200d increase the number\u2064 of minority students admitted.<\/p>\n<p>During\u200c the hearing, Rep. Burgess Owens \u2062praised the Supreme Court&#8217;s decision \u2062as a victory for\u200d equal opportunity \u200cand\u2064 meritocracy. However, he \u2063expressed concern that some schools\u2062 were already attempting to undermine the ruling\u2064 and called for accountability. \u2062Witness Alison Somin, a legal fellow at the Pacific \u200cLegal Foundation, echoed this sentiment, \u2063warning that evasion of the ruling was becoming\u2064 widespread and that \u2064the U.S. Department of Education was\u2064 exacerbating the \u2063problem by failing to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republican-attorneys-general-challenge-controversial-eeoc-transgender-guidance\/\" title=\"Republican Attorneys General Challenge Controversial EEOC Transgender Guidance\">enforce civil rights laws<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Glenn Grothman questioned the\u200d emphasis on ethnic diversity over diversity of thought in \u2064universities, \u2062highlighting the reliance on\u200b crude stereotypes.\u200b Witness David Hinojosa, director\u200b of\u200b the Education Opportunities\u200c Project of\u200c the Lawyers\u2019 Committee for\u2062 Civil Rights Under Law, defended affirmative action \u200band criticized opponents for wanting to \u200ctake away opportunities from deserving students. Rep. Pramila Jayapal lamented\u200c the Supreme Court&#8217;s decision,\u2063 arguing that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/byu-rooting-out-racism-task-force-calls-for-race-conscious-religious-curriculum-admissions-standards\/\" title=\"BYU \u2018Rooting Out Racism\u2019 Task Force Calls For \u2018Race-Conscious\u2019 Religious Curriculum, Admissions Standards\">race-conscious admissions<\/a> were crucial for reducing racial bias\u2063 and achieving diversity.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the ruling, Rep. Bobby Scott emphasized the\u2062 ongoing need for racial diversity on campuses, stating that race-conscious admissions procedures had leveled \u2063the playing field\u200c and countered \u200bdiscriminatory factors such\u200c as standardized tests and legacy admissions.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> \u200dWhat measures can be implemented\u2062 to ensure compliance with the Supreme \u2062Court ruling and address\u2063 the underlying issues that contribute to \u2064the\u200c need for affirmative action<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Es should be \u200brace-neutral.<\/p>\n<p>However, despite\u200d the Supreme Court ruling, colleges and universities seem to be finding ways \u200cto evade the ban on \u200cracially \u200ddiscriminatory \u2062admissions policies. The legal expert, who testified before the Higher Education and Workforce\u2062 Development Subcommittee, revealed\u200c that these institutions are now moving away from \u200dstandardized testing to admit academically unqualified minority applicants.<\/p>\n<p>This development is concerning, \u2063as it \u200dsuggests that these institutions \u2064are prioritizing diversity and \u2064inclusion over\u200d merit \u200band academic qualifications. While promoting diversity is important, it\u200d should \u2064not come at the \u200bexpense of\u2063 admitting academically unqualified students. This undermines the integrity of \u2063higher education institutions \u200cand compromises the quality of education provided.<\/p>\n<p>The Supreme Court&#8217;s ruling was a landmark \u2062decision aimed at ensuring equal treatment \u2062and opportunities for all students.\u200c By bypassing this \u200druling, colleges and universities are perpetuating \u2064racial discrimination and undermining the principles of fairness and equal \u200bopportunity.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2062 is essential that these institutions\u200b are held accountable for their actions and that measures are put in place\u2064 to ensure \u2064compliance\u2064 with the \u2062Supreme Court ruling. Admissions policies should\u200c focus on the \u2063merits \u200band qualifications of \u200capplicants, rather than \u2064their race or ethnicity.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to evading the Supreme Court&#8217;s ruling, colleges and universities also need to address the underlying issues that \u2062contribute \u2062to the need for affirmative action in the first place. Disparities in access to\u2063 quality education, resources, and opportunities must be \u200daddressed to create a \u200dlevel playing \u200dfield\u2062 for all students.<\/p>\n<p>Moreover, it is crucial that colleges and universities provide support and resources \u2062to help academically disadvantaged \u2062students succeed. This includes \u2063providing remedial education programs, mentorship, and scholarships to \u200censure that all students have an equal chance to\u200c thrive.<\/p>\n<p>In conclusion, colleges and universities must adhere to the\u200c Supreme Court ruling on racially discriminatory\u2062 admissions policies. By evading \u2064this ruling and admitting academically unqualified minority applicants, these institutions are undermining the principles of fairness and equal opportunity. \u200bIt \u200cis essential that measures are put \u2063in place to \u2062ensure compliance with the \u2062ruling and address\u2063 the underlying\u2062 issues that \u2064contribute to the need for\u200d affirmative action. Only\u2063 then can we \u2062truly \u200cachieve \u2062equality in \u200dhigher education.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A congressional panel heard that colleges and universities nationwide are bypassing a recent Supreme Court ruling against racially biased admissions policies. 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