Hearing on Supreme Court Race-Based College Admissions Ruling
Legal experts and civil liberty and education policy advocates testified before the House Education and the Workforce Subcommittee on… read more
Legal experts and civil liberty and education policy advocates testified before the House Education and the Workforce Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Development on the impact of the Supreme Court ruling that ended race-based admissions for colleges and universities. Several topics were discussed, including the use of affirmative action, race-based versus merit-based admissions policies, the effectiveness of standardized testing, and how best to ensure diversity at colleges and universities. Among the witnesses testifying was David Hinojosa from the Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, who represented Harvard and the University of North Carolina in the Supreme Court case that ended affirmative action in college admissions. close
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- Yukong Mike Zhao President Asian American Coalition for Education
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