The U.S. Supreme Court could rule soon against the use of race in admissions policies at Harvard University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. If so, it’s unlikely to mean an end to the use of race in college admissions. That’s the key point in a new Manhattan Institute report, “After Affirmative Action, Meritocracy?” Author Robert VerBruggen, a Manhattan Institute fellow, discusses his work.
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RALEIGH — Consider scoring 2,310 on the SAT and earning a 3.9 grade-point average in high school, winning international artistic awards, and having extensive volunteer experience. Many students rated this highly normally would be considered good candidates to get into Harvard — but not this year.
