Achieving a diverse student body has been a goal within education since the Supreme Court ruled in Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, 347 U.S. 483 (1954) that “separate but equal” violated the Fourteenth Amendment. Lipson (2007) state selective universities has been practicing race-based affirmative action and other racial diversity policies since 1960s. Many institutions try to establish methods to diversify the student body that does not discriminate against any particular group of ethnicities. Kaplan (2014) states admissions policies may not unjustifiably (bolded for emphases) discriminate on the basis of characteristics such as race, sex, disability, age, residence, or citizenship. Some institutions have utilized Affirmative action
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Regents of the University of California at Davis (Davis) v. Allan P. Bakke, 438 U.S. 265 (1948) is an influential case that determined whether or not Affirmative action is constitutional in admissions decisions. Davis had two separate admissions programs, one for general admissions and one for special admissions. The special admissions program was created for students who wish to be considered “disadvantaged” (meaning minority students). Davis accepted 100 students every year for their medical program; 16 of those slots were reserved for students accepted through the special admissions program. Evaluating how the Supreme Court ruled in Bakke could help determine if Affirmative action is the best way to achieve diversity at your …show more content…
This goal was rejected by the Supreme Court because Brown affirms preferring an individual and/or group based on their race or ethnic origin is discrimination. The Fourteenth Amendment guarantees equal protection to all students regardless of race, which is not supported by this goal.
Additionally, their goal of countering the effects of societal discrimination was rejected because United responded to the discrimination in voting districts. The voting rights of those discriminated against waere corrected by the State but did not affect the voting rights of others. The Supreme Court noted that in all occurrences where societal discrimination has taken place, the government approved a classification that corrected the injustice without inflicting harm on others. Davis’ primary duty as a higher education institution is to educate, not combat and correct societal
Regents of the University of California at Davis (Davis) v. Allan P. Bakke, 438 U.S. 265 (1948) is an influential case that determined whether or not Affirmative action is constitutional in admissions decisions. Davis had two separate admissions programs, one for general admissions and one for special admissions. The special admissions program was created for students who wish to be considered “disadvantaged” (meaning minority students). Davis accepted 100 students every year for their medical program; 16 of those slots were reserved for students accepted through the special admissions program. Evaluating how the Supreme Court ruled in Bakke could help determine if Affirmative action is the best way to achieve diversity at your …show more content…
This goal was rejected by the Supreme Court because Brown affirms preferring an individual and/or group based on their race or ethnic origin is discrimination. The Fourteenth Amendment guarantees equal protection to all students regardless of race, which is not supported by this goal.
Additionally, their goal of countering the effects of societal discrimination was rejected because United responded to the discrimination in voting districts. The voting rights of those discriminated against waere corrected by the State but did not affect the voting rights of others. The Supreme Court noted that in all occurrences where societal discrimination has taken place, the government approved a classification that corrected the injustice without inflicting harm on others. Davis’ primary duty as a higher education institution is to educate, not combat and correct societal