The new legal guidance follows the Supreme Court's affirmative action decision striking down the use of race in admissions.
admission policies that use race as a determining factor in college admissions, the Biden administration on Monday unveiled new legal resources for colleges and universities it says will clarify how a prospective student's race and ethnicity can be considered in admissions.
Described by officials from the Departments of Education and Justice as a guide to the current legal framework of the use of racial diversity university admissions, the resources released Monday clarify and expand upon the Biden administration's interpretation of the Supreme Court's decision. Several competitive universities have already begun making changes to their applications to enable prospective students to incorporate more of their personal history. The University of Virginiat that admissions officers will not"have access to any self-disclosed 'checkbox' information regarding the race or ethnicity of the candidates they are considering," according to a statement by university president Jim Ryan and provost Ian Baucom.
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