The decision starts to “reconstruct the roadblocks” that have historically blocked the paths of African-Americans, said outgoing Johnson C Smith University President Clarence D. Armbrister.

With the Supreme Court’s recent ruling on affirmative action, the world of higher education is poised for a transformation.

This is a portrait of college life in America before the fall of affirmative action.

After the Supreme Court’s ruling on affirmative action, I have some experiences to share.

The Supreme Court ruling is just the latest version of a question that the Whitehead family — and the nation — has been grappling with for years: How to deal with the legacy of slavery?

The loss of affirmative action is an opportunity to refocus on supporting middle- and lower-tiered colleges.

Colleges can’t do it alone anymore.

To build a diverse class of students, the medical school at U.C. Davis ranks applicants by the disadvantages they have faced. Can it work nationally?

Students discuss race in admissions, diversity and the Supreme Court’s ruling.

None of the options to retain and increase racial diversity — from eliminating legacy preferences to reducing slots for athletes — is simple.

The Supreme Court’s decision provides US universities with a chance to try a better way: active meritocracy.

After the Supreme Court banned race-conscious affirmative action, activists filed a complaint, saying legacy admissions helped students who are overwhelmingly rich and white.

Favoring students for family connections is as at least as unfair.

A student objected to a class, “The Problem of Whiteness,” and tweeted the lecturer’s photo and email address. Hate mail poured in. What should the school do?

A New York City program encourages children to save from kindergarten.

An eighth grader was asked to leave Saint Ann’s, a prestigious private school in Brooklyn. Three months later, he ended his life. Now his parents are suing the school.

Rents for student housing are poised to grow at many colleges, boosted by limited supply and strong demand.

Student-led groups focused on AI Safety have popped up at Stanford University and other schools, backed by billionaires fixated on the AI apocalypse

People who hoped the Supreme Court ruling would uphold President Biden’s debt-relief plan were crushed and confused by the news.

The 6-to-3 decision stops the Biden administration from moving forward with plans to forgive up to $20,000 in student loans for eligible Americans, but the administration announced new steps to aid borrowers. President Biden proposed “a new path” for debt relief after the Supreme Court struck down his initial plan Friday. It remains unclear how many people will benefit from the new plan, compared to the old one, which would have helped 40 million borrowers. Details of the new plan:

Institutions selective enough to use race in admissions are influential, but most students never experience a process that considers race.