Texas universities respond to Supreme Court decision on affirmative action

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While many North Texas universities say they don't use race-based admissions, some will still feel the impact of the Supreme Court's decision to strike down affirmative action.

to stop colleges from using race as a consideration in the admissions process will change the way many universities go about admitting new students to their campuses.1996 5th Circuit Court of Appeals decisionIn 2003, the decision was upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court. Many universities left it as is, but the University of Texas at Austin resumed using affirmative action.

UT Austin posted a statement to Twitter regarding Thursday's decision saying in part,"The University has lawfully been considering race among many factors as part of its comprehensive and holistic admissions process. UT will make the necessary adjustments to comply with the most recent changes to the law and remains committed to offering an exceptional education to students from all backgrounds and preparing our students to succeed and change the world.

Since the Supreme Court’s 2016 ruling in Fisher v. University of Texas, The University of Texas at Austin has continued to recruit and enroll consistently stronger classes composed of students from diverse backgrounds and perspectives, and improved graduation rates among all…

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