Colleges are beginning to confirm long-held concerns following the Supreme Court’s decision against affirmative action, as several schools report noticeable declines in Black and Hispanic enrollment in their incoming classes.
Data from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Amherst College, and Tufts University show significant drops in minority student enrollment after the court ruled that universities could no longer consider race in their admissions processes.
Experts are urging administrators to seek alternative methods to support Black and Hispanic students, warning that failure to do so could harm their institutions’ reputations.
