NAEd Files Supreme Court Amicus Brief Affirming the Need for Continued Use of Race-Conscious Admissions Policies

Aug 2, 2022

The NAEd filed an amicus brief with the Supreme Court on August 1, 2022 in support of Harvard and University of North Carolina in the race-conscious admissions cases, for which the Supreme Court will be hearing argument during its Fall 2022 term. The NAEd provided to the Court critical research demonstrating the continued educational benefits of a diverse student body, the continued and in many instances growing disparities that make higher education race-conscious admissions necessary, and the failure of race-neutral alternatives to achieve a critical mass for the purposes of racial diversity.

Click here to read the full amicus brief.

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