Congressional Digest

Supreme Court Debates December 2022 No. 9 Vol. 25
President and Fellows of Harvard College, Respondent

Race in College Admissions

Using Affirmative Action to Improve Campus Diversity

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President and Fellows of Harvard College, Respondent

Harvard College, founded in 1636, is the oldest and one of the most prestigious universities in the United States. For much of its history, it relied on a test to determine who could become a student there. In the 1920s, however, the university instituted a “holistic” admissions system that considered race as a factor when assembling a diverse and talented student body. …

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