It’s “essential to the university’s mission,” yet has no comprehensive definition. What does academic freedom actually protect? What does it leave out?
In her new book, Julie Park, an expert on race and admissions, calls on colleges to stand up to the Trump administration’s sweeping interpretation of the SFFA decision. Few people understand the Supreme Court’s 2023 decision to end race-conscious admissions in higher education better than Julie Park, a University of Maryland professor who has been studying race in college enrollment and admissions since long before it became a national flashpoint.
The inquiry comes after a viral faculty report from the U. of California at San Diego found that the number of freshmen falling below high-school standards grew nearly thirtyfold.
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