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Affirmative action policies are designed to remedy past discrimination. Colleges and universities have used affirmative action policies in their admissions process to increase diversity at their institutions. In California v. Bakke (1978) the Supreme Court ruled that using quotas in the admissions process was unconstitutional. The Supreme Court ruled in Grutter v. Bollinger (2003) that in the interest of obtaining educational benefits from a diverse student body, colleges and universities can use race as one of the factors in evaluating applicants. As the former President of the University of Michigan, Lee Bollinger was the respondent in the Supreme Court case Grutter v. Bollinger. In this clip, he discusses affirmative action policies within the college admission process.