What some race-based admissions trends show, as SCOTUS hears affirmative action case
People rally outside the Supreme Court as the court begins to hear oral arguments in two cases that could decide the future of affirmative action in college admissions, Monday, Oct. 31, 2022, in Washington. AP
What some race-based admissions trends show, as SCOTUS hears affirmative action case
People rally outside the Supreme Court as the court begins to hear oral arguments in two cases that could decide the future of affirmative action in college admissions, Monday, Oct. 31, 2022, in Washington. AP

The Supreme Court heard two cases that could determine whether colleges and universities are allowed to consider race as one of many factors in the admissions process.

Reset discusses the cases, what we learned from Monday’s oral arguments and what local college students have to say about affirmative action.

GUESTS: Steven Schwinn, professor of law, University of Illinois Chicago Law School; co-editor, Constitutional Law Prof Blog

Nereida Moreno, WBEZ education reporter

What some race-based admissions trends show, as SCOTUS hears affirmative action case
People rally outside the Supreme Court as the court begins to hear oral arguments in two cases that could decide the future of affirmative action in college admissions, Monday, Oct. 31, 2022, in Washington. AP
What some race-based admissions trends show, as SCOTUS hears affirmative action case
People rally outside the Supreme Court as the court begins to hear oral arguments in two cases that could decide the future of affirmative action in college admissions, Monday, Oct. 31, 2022, in Washington. AP

The Supreme Court heard two cases that could determine whether colleges and universities are allowed to consider race as one of many factors in the admissions process.

Reset discusses the cases, what we learned from Monday’s oral arguments and what local college students have to say about affirmative action.

GUESTS: Steven Schwinn, professor of law, University of Illinois Chicago Law School; co-editor, Constitutional Law Prof Blog

Nereida Moreno, WBEZ education reporter