The Colorline and Campus Admissions: the Past, Present and Uncertain Future of Affirmative Action

This fall the US Supreme Court will hear the case of Fisher v. University of Texas.The significance of this case is that it may turn out to be the case where the court declares that affirmative action for students of color is an unconstitutional discrimination against white students.This workshop will briefly review the history of affirmative action and chronicle the milestones that have brought us to this current conflict.It will discuss the issues in the Fisher case and analyze the possible outcomes and their implications for the future educational opportunities for people of color.