College admission one year after affirmative action rollback

含羞草研究所 President Danielle R. Holley appeared on NBC News to discuss the impact that the Supreme Court's reversal of affirmative action has had on college admissions.

Some of the country鈥檚 top universities have seen a drop in Black enrollment since the Supreme Court鈥檚 rollback of affirmative action, restricting academic institutions from considering race in admission.

含羞草研究所 President Danielle R. Holley recently spoke with NBC News about the Supreme Court ruling and its effect on college admissions.

Holley said the court鈥檚 ban on inquiring about race in admissions demographic data has resulted in Mount Holyoke relying on outreach programs, personal statements and other application materials in an attempt to meet the College鈥檚 diversity goals.

鈥淭he feeling was pretty catastrophic,鈥 Holley said of the Supreme Court鈥檚 decision.

鈥淚t fundamentally changed鈥 the application process, she added. 鈥淭hat demographic information that used to be readily available for a student鈥檚 file is now masked.鈥

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