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Biden urges colleges to weigh poverty, adversity after affirmative action ruling
NY Post ^ | 06/29/2023 | Steven Nelson

Posted on 06/29/2023 12:02:07 PM PDT by ChicagoConservative27

WASHINGTON — President Biden implored colleges and universities Thursday to consider applicants’ socioeconomic status and their experience with overcoming adversity — including racial discrimination — after the Supreme Court ruled that race cannot be used to determine who is admitted.

“Today I want to offer some guidance to our nation’s colleges,” Biden said at the White House shortly after the ruling. “What I propose for consideration is a new standard where colleges take into account the adversity a student has overcome when selecting among qualified applicants.”

The Supreme Court ruled in lawsuits against Harvard University and the University of North Carolina that using race as a qualification violates the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment.

The Harvard case was brought on the grounds of discrimination against Asian Americans.

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