Constitution Day Event

The End of Affirmative Action in Higher Education: Understanding the Supreme Court’s Recent Decisions on the Use of Race in Admissions.

Ever since the Supreme Court’s decision in Regents of the University of California v. Bakke in 1978, the constitutionality of using race in making admission decisions in higher education has continued to be challenged under the Equal Protection Clause. Join our discussion as we explain the evolution of the Court’s jurisprudence over 45 years from Bakke to Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvardem> and Students for Fair Admissions v. UNCem> (both decided in 2023), including how changes in the Court’s composition from 2003 to 2016 to 2023 affected case outcomes.

Panelists

Professor Leigh Bradberry, Ph.D., J.D.
Department of Political Science, California State University. Northridge

Professor John Evans, Ph.D.
Department of Political Science, Augsburg University, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Moderator

Sherry M. Sidick, M.S.
Student Success/Client Relations Specialist
The Tseng College, California State University, Northridge

If you have any questions, please email ConstitutionDay@csun.edu or call the Tseng College at (818) 677-7131.