Newsletters Archive

The Rennie Report, September 2016

September 01, 2016

The Rennie Report, August 2016

August 01, 2016

The Rennie Report, July 2016

July 01, 2016

The Rennie Report, June 2016

June 01, 2016

Unpacking the Impact of the Supreme Court’s Affirmative Action Ruling

December 18, 2024

In June 2023, the Supreme Court struck down race-based affirmative action practices in higher education, fundamentally altering the landscape of college admissions nationwide. Now, as colleges and universities share data on their first-year student enrollment, we can begin to unpack the real-world impact of this Supreme Court decision. This blog post examines what led to this moment, what the data from schools in Massachusetts and across the nation tells us, and what steps lie ahead for creating equitable pathways to higher education.