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Article: Decision Means Most Colleges Will Stay Course
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- The Washington Post
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- June 24, 2003
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Most of the nation's colleges and universities should not have to
alter their admissions procedures because of yesterday's Supreme
Court decisions upholding race-conscious affirmative action for
achieving racial diversity but outlawing highly mechanical methods of
reaching that goal, according to college presidents, lawyers and
higher education lobbyists.
Many university leaders view the court's decisions as a ringing
endorsement of their current practices and a road map for crafting
affirmative action programs that pass constitutional muster.
"This is essentially an affirmation of policies that most
institutions have followed," said Constantine W. Curris, president of
the American ...