Admissions and Preferences: Sequel to Defunis.

Wilson, James B.

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Admissions and Preferences: Sequel to Defunis

Wilson, James B.

Journal of College and University Law, 1, 1, 38-45, F 73

Three unresolved affirmative action admissions problems are examined: the role of students in admissions decisions, the validity of racial quotas, and to what extent applicants are entitled to due process protection of the fourteenth ammendment. Included is a synopsis of DeFunis v. Odegaard, which upheld a reverse discrimination claim. (JT)

Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Affirmative Action, College Admission, Court Litigation, Due Process, Equal Protection, Higher Education, Racial Discrimination, Student Role

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