The Big Take
Affirmative Action’s End Will Crush the Diversity Talent Pipeline
Banning race-conscious admissions will alter who gets into the most selective schools that often determine who fills C-suites and even the Supreme Court bench.
(This story was originally published Oct. 30. On Thursday, the US Supreme Court effectively barred universities from using race as a factor in admissions, voting 6-3 along ideological lines.)
The warning signs are out there: In the absence of affirmative action, Black, Hispanic and Native American students are largely and disproportionately kept out of the best US schools — and the best jobs.