U.S. Supreme Court overturns affirmative action: U-M experts available

EXPERTS ADVISORY University of Michigan experts can discuss the historic U.S. Supreme Court ruling on affirmative action Thursday, in which the justices ruled that race cannot be a factor in college and university admissions decisions: Evan Caminker , law professor, teaches U.S. constitutional law. "The lack of student body diversity will undermine both the quality of education and career preparedness for all students, given that research overwhelmingly shows that student diversity, including racial diversity, significantly improves the learning environment and helps all students prepare for a culturally diverse workforce and society. Michael Bastedo , associate dean of research and graduate studies. He is an expert on the governance, politics and organization of public higher education, with particular interests in stratification, college admissions, rankings and low-income students. "Admissions offices have been planning for a Supreme Court decision, and they will have to adapt their practices to be consistent with the law,” he said. "They have several options, but none of them will be as good as race-conscious admissions in terms of maintaining a diverse enrollment of students of color. "There are some options that schools can pursue.