ALBANY, NY – The Supreme Court has reached its decision on the Students for Fair Admissions V. University of North Carolina and Students for Fair Admissions Inc. V. President & Fellows of Harvard College, in which race could no longer be considered for admissions. The highest court in the nation has decided to take a tremendous step backward in the march toward racial equity on our campuses.
Race-conscious admissions exist as the most compelling and functional policy reaction to what was and now shall be centuries of prejudice and blatant discrimination within higher education. It is apparent to Black and Latino students that the barrier to access to education has been a long-standing deterrent to the success of our communities. “The Court sidesteps unrefuted proof of the compelling benefits of holistic admissions programs that factor in race (hard to do, for there is plenty), simply proceeding as if no such evidence exists” as per Supreme Court Justice Kentaji Brown Jackson, it seems palpable that this decision is rooted in ignorance and attack on the mobility within education that Black and Latino’s students have inherited.
The current higher educational system, as a collective, does not provide students with the same opportunities for accessible and equitable education. While today’s decision exacerbates what seems to be a War on Education for all, The Student Assembly takes much pride in working within a system that is entrenched within the march for equity amongst all students.
The State University of New York Student Assembly, along with the entire SUNY System, takes greater responsibility in including voices that are affected by the callous decision set forth by the Supreme Court. We will continue to provide platforms that allow all students to voice the concerns that may be put in place by this ruling, and we will continue to create new ways.
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