End of Affirmative Action ‘A Setback Against Fairness’ in California

Over a year later, how has the Supreme Court affirmative action decision impacted Latino students?

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in June 2023 that Affirmative Action policies in college admissions were unconstitutional.

Over a year later, how has this decision impacted Latino students — a community that is anticipated to suffer the biggest blow?

“Certainly since the elimination of the race factor from college admissions, we’ve seen certain patterns that indicate that especially the most selective universities are not going to accept Latino and African-American students, and this includes UCLA and UC Berkeley, which are considered elite public universities in the nation,” said Doctor Feliza Ortiz Licon, executive vice president of the Campaign for College Opportunity.

Although the University of California president’s office claims that, for the academic year 2024-2025, they admitted the most diverse class overall and that there was a significant increase of Latinos in admissions, the most recent numbers in 2023 indicate that at the most prestigious campuses like UCLA, only 20% of Latino applicants were admitted; at UC Berkeley, it was 24%.The numbers are less favorable for the African American community: UCLA admitted only 7% of that group. Dr. Feliza Ortiz Licon, executive vice president of […]

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