Learn about the thousands of students and alumni fighting to defend diversity on college campuses everywhere.
In An Alarming Departure from Long-Settled Precedent, U.S. Supreme Court Holds Harvard and UNC’s Admissions Practices Unconstitutional.
The Supreme Court bowed to pressure from anti-civil rights activists, finding that Harvard and the University of North Carolina’s affirmative action programs violate the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.
LDF REPORT
Affirmative Action in Higher Education
The Racial Justice Landscape after the SFFA cases
The report offers recommendations for advancing educational equity in light of the Supreme Court’s affirmative action decisions, providing key recommendations that can increase access to equitable and diverse education.
Historical Impact
Since 1961, all sectors of our society, including education, have used affirmative action to level the playing field. From Regents of the University of California v. Bakke, to Grutter v. Bollinger, to University of Texas v. Fisher, colleges and universities have used affirmative action to create diverse and enriching learning environments.
Case Updates
Read about Students For Fair Admissions v. Harvard and learn about new developments in the case fighting to uphold holistic admissions.
“If SFFA succeeds, a new generation of stories will go unheard and a new set of solutions to our most pressing problems will remain untapped. We will lose a generation of leaders who are committed to reaching back as they push the world forward.”
Daniel Lobo, First Generation Harvard Alumni