{"id":445,"date":"2016-02-16T09:39:44","date_gmt":"2016-02-16T09:39:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bowditch.com\/campuscounselnewengland\/?p=445"},"modified":"2020-07-31T13:27:59","modified_gmt":"2020-07-31T13:27:59","slug":"affirmative-action-in-higher-education-admissions-under-review-once-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bowditch.com\/campuscounselnewengland\/2016\/02\/16\/affirmative-action-in-higher-education-admissions-under-review-once-more\/","title":{"rendered":"Affirmative Action in Higher Education Admissions Under Review Once More"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On December 9, 2015, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin<\/span>. This is the Court&#8217;s second hearing in the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Fisher<\/span> case, which focuses on the University&#8217;s use of race in its admissions process.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>To recap, the petitioner in this case is Abigail Fisher, a white female who applied for admission to the University of Texas at Austin but was denied. Fisher did not qualify for the University&#8217;s &#8220;Top Ten Percent Plan,&#8221; which guarantees admission to the top ten percent of every in-state graduating high school class. For the remaining spots, the University considers many factors, including race. In 2008, Fisher sued the University and argued that the use of race as a consideration in the admission process violated the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. The district court held that the University&#8217;s admissions process was constitutional, and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit affirmed the district court&#8217;s ruling.<\/p>\n<p>The Supreme Court first heard the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Fisher<\/span> case in 2013, when it reaffirmed that obtaining the educational benefit of a diverse student body is a compelling government interest that can justify narrowly tailored consideration of race. The Court stressed that the manner in which race is considered in admissions is subject to &#8220;strict scrutiny,&#8221; and remanded the case to the U.S. Court of Appeals for further consideration of whether the University&#8217;s admissions program is sufficiently &#8220;narrowly tailored to obtain the educational benefits of diversity.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit found that the University of Texas had met the strict scrutiny standard, which led Fisher to appeal again.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Client Tip:<\/strong> <em>Public colleges and universities should be on the lookout for the Supreme Court&#8217;s decision in this case. The Court rarely rehears cases, which has led some to speculate that a landmark decision on the issue of affirmative action may be forthcoming.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On December 9, 2015, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin. 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