Duke joins in brief on race in admissions

The Herald Sun
Duke News Bureau
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DURHAM -- Duke was among 14 universities to file a “friend of the court” brief Monday with the U.S. Supreme Court in a case that challenges the use of race as a criterion in undergraduate admissions.

In their brief supporting the use of race as one factor in admissions decisions, the 14 universities say they “speak with one voice to the profound importance of a diverse student body -- including racial diversity -- for their educational missions.” They say they “recognized long ago that admissions by purely numerical factors such as grade-point averages and standardized test scores would not effectively accomplish their broader educational missions.”


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