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\u201cHarvard will continue to defend vigorously its admissions practices,\u201d President Larry Bacow responded.<\/p>

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The U.S. Supreme Court announced Monday it would hear oral arguments likely this October in a lawsuit challenging race-conscious admissions policies at Harvard and the University of North Carolina. The outcome of the case could dramatically alter higher education in America.<\/p>\n

The justices agreed to take up the question of whether Harvard, and colleges and universities across the country, can\u00a0 continue to use race as one factor among many in their admissions processes. In its announcement, the Court said it would hear the Harvard case in tandem with a similar lawsuit brought against the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.<\/p>\n

Both a federal district judge and a federal appeals court previously found in Harvard\u2019s favor in the case that was launched in 2014 by Edward Blum and the organization he created, Students For Fair Admissions. The Supreme Court has upheld the use of race as one factor among many in admissions since the landmark Bakke case in 1978 and as recently as 2016.<\/p>\n

In a statement, Harvard President Larry Bacow said the Court\u2019s decision to take the case<\/a> threatens decades of legal precedent. He insisted Harvard will continue to defend its admissions process in pursuit of a diverse campus, one central to the University\u2019s educational mission.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Supreme Court decision to review the unanimous decisions of the lower federal courts puts at risk 40 years of legal precedent granting colleges and universities the freedom and flexibility to create diverse campus communities. Considering race as one factor among many in admissions decisions\u00a0produces a more diverse student body which strengthens the learning environment for all,\u201d he said. \u201cThe U.S. Solicitor General rightfully recognized that neither the district court\u2019s factual findings, nor the court of appeals\u2019 application of the Supreme Court\u2019s precedents to those findings, warrants further review. Harvard will continue to defend vigorously its admissions practices and to reiterate the unequivocal decisions of those two federal courts: Harvard does not discriminate; our practices are consistent with Supreme Court precedent; there is no persuasive, credible evidence warranting a different outcome. The University remains committed to academic excellence, expanded opportunity, and diverse educational experiences\u2014and to the perennial work of preparing students for fruitful careers and meaningful lives.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Court\u2019s decision to move forward sets the stage for a final legal showdown in a process entering its eighth year. The Court first deferred a decision on whether or not to take the Harvard case last June when it asked Solicitor General Elizabeth B. Prelogar, the Biden administration\u2019s chief litigator, to \u201cfile a brief in this case expressing the views of the United States.\u201d In December Prelogar urged the Court<\/a> not to take the case, citing the lower court rulings and Supreme Court precedent.<\/p>\n

The case was first tried in 2018. Federal District Court Judge Allison D. Burroughs found in favor<\/a> of Harvard in her October 2019 decision on all counts, ruling that the College didn\u2019t discriminate based on race, engage in racial balancing or the use of quotas, and that it had no suitable race-neutral alternatives that would allow it to achieve its pedagogical and diversity-related goals. Just over a year later, in November 2020, the First Circuit Court of Appeals upheld Burroughs\u2019 decision.<\/p>\n

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The outcome of the case could dramatically alter higher education in America.<\/p>\n<p>The justices agreed to take up the question of whether Harvard, and colleges and universities across the country, can\u00a0 continue to use race as one factor among many in their admissions processes. In its announcement, the Court said it would hear the Harvard case in tandem with a similar lawsuit brought against the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.<\/p>\n<p>Both a federal district judge and a federal appeals court previously found in Harvard\u2019s favor in the case that was launched in 2014 by Edward Blum and the organization he created, Students For Fair Admissions. The Supreme Court has upheld the use of race as one factor among many in admissions since the landmark Bakke case in 1978 and as recently as 2016.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement, Harvard President Larry Bacow said the Court\u2019s decision to take the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.harvard.edu\/admissionscase\/\">case<\/a> threatens decades of legal precedent. He insisted Harvard will continue to defend its admissions process in pursuit of a diverse campus, one central to the University\u2019s educational mission.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Supreme Court decision to review the unanimous decisions of the lower federal courts puts at risk 40 years of legal precedent granting colleges and universities the freedom and flexibility to create diverse campus communities. Considering race as one factor among many in admissions decisions\u00a0produces a more diverse student body which strengthens the learning environment for all,\u201d he said. \u201cThe U.S. Solicitor General rightfully recognized that neither the district court\u2019s factual findings, nor the court of appeals\u2019 application of the Supreme Court\u2019s precedents to those findings, warrants further review. Harvard will continue to defend vigorously its admissions practices and to reiterate the unequivocal decisions of those two federal courts: Harvard does not discriminate; our practices are consistent with Supreme Court precedent; there is no persuasive, credible evidence warranting a different outcome. The University remains committed to academic excellence, expanded opportunity, and diverse educational experiences\u2014and to the perennial work of preparing students for fruitful careers and meaningful lives.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Court\u2019s decision to move forward sets the stage for a final legal showdown in a process entering its eighth year. The Court first deferred a decision on whether or not to take the Harvard case last June when it asked Solicitor General Elizabeth B. Prelogar, the Biden administration\u2019s chief litigator, to \u201cfile a brief in this case expressing the views of the United States.\u201d In December Prelogar <a href=\"https:\/\/news.harvard.edu\/gazette\/story\/2021\/12\/u-s-urges-supreme-court-to-decline-harvard-admissions-case\/\">urged the Court<\/a> not to take the case, citing the lower court rulings and Supreme Court precedent.<\/p>\n<p>The case was first tried in 2018. Federal District Court Judge Allison D. 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Considering race as one factor among many in admissions decisions\u00a0produces a more diverse student body which strengthens the learning environment for all,\u201d he said. \u201cThe U.S. Solicitor General rightfully recognized that neither the district court\u2019s factual findings, nor the court of appeals\u2019 application of the Supreme Court\u2019s precedents to those findings, warrants further review. Harvard will continue to defend vigorously its admissions practices and to reiterate the unequivocal decisions of those two federal courts: Harvard does not discriminate; our practices are consistent with Supreme Court precedent; there is no persuasive, credible evidence warranting a different outcome. 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The Supreme Court has upheld the use of race as one factor among many in admissions since the landmark Bakke case in 1978 and as recently as 2016.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement, Harvard President Larry Bacow said the Court\u2019s decision to take the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.harvard.edu\/admissionscase\/\">case<\/a> threatens decades of legal precedent. He insisted Harvard will continue to defend its admissions process in pursuit of a diverse campus, one central to the University\u2019s educational mission.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Supreme Court decision to review the unanimous decisions of the lower federal courts puts at risk 40 years of legal precedent granting colleges and universities the freedom and flexibility to create diverse campus communities. Considering race as one factor among many in admissions decisions\u00a0produces a more diverse student body which strengthens the learning environment for all,\u201d he said. \u201cThe U.S. Solicitor General rightfully recognized that neither the district court\u2019s factual findings, nor the court of appeals\u2019 application of the Supreme Court\u2019s precedents to those findings, warrants further review. Harvard will continue to defend vigorously its admissions practices and to reiterate the unequivocal decisions of those two federal courts: Harvard does not discriminate; our practices are consistent with Supreme Court precedent; there is no persuasive, credible evidence warranting a different outcome. 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The Supreme Court has upheld the use of race as one factor among many in admissions since the landmark Bakke case in 1978 and as recently as 2016.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement, Harvard President Larry Bacow said the Court\u2019s decision to take the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.harvard.edu\/admissionscase\/\">case<\/a> threatens decades of legal precedent. He insisted Harvard will continue to defend its admissions process in pursuit of a diverse campus, one central to the University\u2019s educational mission.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Supreme Court decision to review the unanimous decisions of the lower federal courts puts at risk 40 years of legal precedent granting colleges and universities the freedom and flexibility to create diverse campus communities. Considering race as one factor among many in admissions decisions\u00a0produces a more diverse student body which strengthens the learning environment for all,\u201d he said. \u201cThe U.S. Solicitor General rightfully recognized that neither the district court\u2019s factual findings, nor the court of appeals\u2019 application of the Supreme Court\u2019s precedents to those findings, warrants further review. Harvard will continue to defend vigorously its admissions practices and to reiterate the unequivocal decisions of those two federal courts: Harvard does not discriminate; our practices are consistent with Supreme Court precedent; there is no persuasive, credible evidence warranting a different outcome. The University remains committed to academic excellence, expanded opportunity, and diverse educational experiences\u2014and to the perennial work of preparing students for fruitful careers and meaningful lives.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Court\u2019s decision to move forward sets the stage for a final legal showdown in a process entering its eighth year. The Court first deferred a decision on whether or not to take the Harvard case last June when it asked Solicitor General Elizabeth B. Prelogar, the Biden administration\u2019s chief litigator, to \u201cfile a brief in this case expressing the views of the United States.\u201d In December Prelogar <a href=\"https:\/\/news.harvard.edu\/gazette\/story\/2021\/12\/u-s-urges-supreme-court-to-decline-harvard-admissions-case\/\">urged the Court<\/a> not to take the case, citing the lower court rulings and Supreme Court precedent.<\/p>\n<p>The case was first tried in 2018. Federal District Court Judge Allison D. 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