Abstract
The last Supreme Court decision addressing the use of race in admissions to institutions of higher education, Bakke v. Regents of the University of California, affirmed that the role of diversity in colleges and universities is both essential and compelling. Since Bakke, opponents and proponents have wrestled with ideology and theory, but have never had the benefit of a comprehensive theoretical framework that has been tested by reliable empirical data. The University of Michigan has drawn on several of the nation's leading, and most respected, researchers and scholars, to develop such a framework and verify its legitimacy with empirical proof. The evidence submitted by these leaders in the fields of history, sociology, education, economics, psychology, and law, confirms Bakke's holding and establishes the continuing imperative for diversity-including racial and ethnic diversity-in higher education.
Recommended Citation
Michigan Journal of Race & Law,
Introduction,
5
Mich. J. Race & L.
243
(1999).
Available at:
https://repository.law.umich.edu/mjrl/vol5/iss1/12
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