Affirmative Action Decision Could Create ‘Chilling Effect’ For Companies

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The Supreme Court struck down a decades-old policy Thursday letting universities factor race into admissions decisions.

colleges and universities can no longer use race as a factor in their college admissions, removing affirmative action from academics—and some businesses could find their own hiring practices suddenly new scrutiny.... [+]

Alvin Tillery, a political science professor and director of Northwestern’s Center for the Study of Diversity and Democracy, toldthose lawsuits will surely come, but expects companies will still be able “to set targets and baseline goals around diversifying their workplace.”

 

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