The College Board, the non-profit organization that administers the SAT exam, caved to pressure from the Trump administration, scrapping its race-neutral Landscape tool. The decision undermines fairness and abandons high-achieving low-income students. Here, students walk through Harvard Yard, April 27, 2022, on the Harvard campus in Cambridge, Mass.

A Harvard Champion of Affirmative Action Accepts Reality

by Richard D. Kahlenberg March 5, 2024March 4, 2024

As the university’s longtime president, Derek Bok fought for racial preferences. Now, the nonagenarian icon of the educational establishment not only bows to the monumental Supreme Court ruling against Harvard but also has wise ideas for making campuses truly diverse.

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