{"id":65130,"date":"2022-10-07T00:20:47","date_gmt":"2022-10-07T04:20:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/world.edu\/?p=65130"},"modified":"2022-10-07T00:20:47","modified_gmt":"2022-10-07T04:20:47","slug":"affirmative-action-bans-make-selective-colleges-less-diverse-a-national-ban-will-do-the-same","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/world.edu\/affirmative-action-bans-make-selective-colleges-less-diverse-a-national-ban-will-do-the-same\/","title":{"rendered":"Affirmative action bans make selective colleges less diverse \u2013 a national ban will do the same"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nThe Supreme Court is scheduled to hear arguments in two lawsuits on Oct. 31, 2022, brought by a group that opposes affirmative action in college admissions. Here,\u00a0Natasha Warikoo<\/a>, a sociology professor at Tufts University and author of the newly released \u201cIs Affirmative Action Fair?: The Myth of Equity in College Admissions<\/a>,\u201d shares insights on how the racial and ethnic makeup of student bodies at selective colleges and universities will change if the Supreme Court decides to outlaw affirmative action.<\/em><\/p>\n

What\u2019s at stake with the cases against affirmative action?<\/h4>\n

Currently,\u00a0many selective colleges consider race<\/a>\u00a0when they make decisions about which students to admit. In several cases since 1978, the U.S. Supreme Court has affirmed that it is constitutional to do so to ensure diversity on campus.<\/p>\n

A ruling in favor of Students for Fair Admissions, the plaintiffs in the case, would require all colleges \u2013 both private and public \u2013 to no longer consider race when they make admissions decisions.<\/p>\n

Since\u00a0nine states already have bans on affirmative action<\/a>, it\u2019s easy to know what will happen if affirmative action is outlawed. Studies of college enrollment in those states show that enrollment of Black, Hispanic and Native American undergraduate students will\u00a0decline in the long term<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Undergraduate enrollment is not the only area of higher education that will be affected. A ban on affirmative action will ultimately lead to fewer graduate degrees earned by Black, Hispanic and Native American students.<\/p>\n

One study found that medical school enrollment for underrepresented minorities\u00a0fell by an average of 5%<\/a>\u00a0in eight states with bans on affirmative action. Wages will also be affected: A recent study estimates that among Hispanic young adults in California who applied to University of California colleges after the the state\u2019s ban on affirmative action, earnings were\u00a05% less<\/a>\u00a0than for Hispanics who applied before the ban. The evidence suggests that applicants after the ban attended lower-ranked colleges and, consequently, were less likely to graduate from college, which drove down their wages as graduates.<\/p>\n

What do people regularly get wrong about affirmative action?<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Many assume that affirmative action plays a bigger role in admissions decisions than it actually does. Some worry that the policy leads colleges to admit students who cannot cope with the academic demands of the colleges to which they are admitted. This \u201cmismatch theory<\/a>,\u201d as it is sometimes called, has not proved to be true.<\/p>\n

Research shows that Black students who are admitted with help from affirmative action are\u00a0more likely to go on to earn advanced degrees<\/a>\u00a0than Black students with similar academic achievement but whose admission was not helped by affirmative action.<\/p>\n

And California\u2019s 1998 ban led to\u00a0fewer STEM degrees attained by Black and Hispanic students<\/a>\u00a0in California colleges. This was especially true for those with weaker academic preparation \u2013 that is to say, those thought to be most negatively affected by \u201cmismatch.\u201d<\/p>\n

How will things change if affirmative action ends?<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Based on\u00a0what happened in states<\/a>\u00a0where affirmative action has already been banned, there will be sharp drops in the numbers of Black, Hispanic and Native American students at selective colleges, especially those that are the most selective.<\/p>\n

Students who end up at less selective colleges will be\u00a0less likely to graduate<\/a>. That\u2019s because lower-ranked colleges tend to have fewer resources to support student success and, as a result,\u00a0tend to have lower graduation rates<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Ending affirmative action will make it harder to increase the percentage of professionals and leaders from minority backgrounds. This is because, as research has shown, affirmative action has increased the number of Black college graduates and, in turn,\u00a0increased the number of Black professionals with advanced degrees<\/a>.<\/p>\n

If such a setback takes place, it will come at a time when many organizations and companies are\u00a0pledging support for racial justice<\/a>\u00a0and an\u00a0increase diversity among their staff and leadership<\/a>.<\/p>\n

What\u2019s the main takeaway from your book?<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Overall, I argue that admissions should be less about who gets into college and more about what students will do once they get out. I believe this requires less emphasis on individual achievements \u2013 and more emphasis on the broader mission of college. That mission includes preparing people from a wide range of ethnic and racial backgrounds to make\u00a0contributions to society<\/a>. Affirmative action, I argue, is one tool to do just that.<\/p>\n

Author Bio:<\/strong> Natasha Warikoo is the Lenore Stern Professor in the Humanities and Social Sciences at Tufts University<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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