What To Know About Affirmative Action As The Harvard Trial Begins
“Today in U.S. higher education, affirmative action refers to policies that give students from underrepresented racial groups an advantage in the college admissions process, said Mark Naison, an African-American studies professor who teaches about affirmative action at Fordham University. But that wasn’t the original definition when it was introduced by President John Kennedy in the 1960s. As the Harvard trial begins, here’s what you need to know about affirmative action’s history and how it’s used today in elite college admissions.”