教育【30】US to Stop Urging Schools to Consider Race in Admissions
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US to Stop Urging Schools to Consider Race in Admissions
July 10, 2018
FILE - Asian-American demonstrators hold a rally outside the U.S. Supreme Court as it was hearing a case involving affirmative action in university admissions, Dec. 9, 2015. (REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque)
The Trump administration announced last week that it would not urge schools to consider race in the admissions process.
The administration withdrew official guidance meant to increase student diversity at schools across the United States. That guidance was developed during the presidency of Barack Obama.
The move gives schools and colleges the federal government’s permission to leave race out of admissions decisions. It is evidence of the politics that have long surrounded affirmative action policies. Those policies have repeatedly been at the center of cases heard by the U.S. Supreme Court.
The Obama administration guidance was among 24 policy documents withdrawn by the Justice Department for being “unnecessary, outdated,” or not meeting existing law. Attorney General Jeff Sessions described the changes as an effort to re-establish the “rule of law.”
Yet civil rights groups criticized the move and some university officials said they plan to continue their diversity efforts as before.
A changing court
The Supreme Court’s most recent decision on the subject approved of the use of race in the admission process. But Justice Anthony Kennedy, who wrote the court’s opinion, plans to retire at the end of July. This gives President Donald Trump a chance to appoint someone who may be more critical of admissions programs that take race and ethnicity into consideration.
The new policy is a big change from the thinking of the Obama administration, which had often said schools could consider race in admissions decisions to support diversity. In one 2011 document, the administration said courts had recognized schools’ “compelling interest” in supporting racially diverse populations.
“Institutions are not required to implement race-neutral approaches if, in their judgment, the approaches would be unworkable,” the document said. It added that in some cases, such methods will be ineffective to creating the diversity the school seeks.
That guidance has now been withdrawn. So were similar documents, including some which tried to explain court rulings supporting the use of race in admissions decisions.
The Trump administration’s Justice Department had already expressed concern about the use of race in admissions decisions.
This year, it supported Asian-American claimants who said Harvard University unlawfully limits how many Asian students are admitted.
Harvard said it would continue considering race to create a “diverse campus community where students from all walks of life have the opportunity to learn with and from each other.”
Against years of decisions
Civil rights groups criticized the Trump administration’s move. They say it went against many years of court decisions permitting colleges to consider race for admissions.
The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law released a statement from Kristen Clarke, its president and executive director.
It reads: “We condemn the Department of Education’s politically motivated attack on affirmative action and deliberate attempt to discourage colleges and universities from pursuing racial diversity at our nation’s colleges and universities.”
Lily Eskelsen García is president of the National Education Association. She said, “Affirmative action has proven to be one of the most effective ways to create diverse and inclusive classrooms.” She said the announcement signals the importance of Trump’s Supreme Court appointment.
The new affirmative action guidance may add to U.S. congressional debate over Justice Kennedy’s replacement.
The Associated Press reports that Howard University law school dean Danielle Holley-Walker criticized the new guidance. She said it is another sign that the Justice Department is likely to target schools that do continue to use race in admissions decisions.
This is a clear attack on past legal decisions, Holley-Walker said, and that any Supreme Court nominee needs to be asked if they support past decisions on affirmative action.
I’m Phil Dierking.
Eric Tucker wrote this story for the Associated Press. Phil Dierking adapted the story for VOA Learning English. George Grow was the editor.
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