College admission one year after affirmative action rollback
Mount Holyoke College President Danielle R. Holley appeared on NBC News to discuss the impact that the Supreme Court's reversal of affirmative action has had on college admissions.
Some of the country’s top universities have seen a drop in Black enrollment since the Supreme Court’s rollback of affirmative action, restricting academic institutions from considering race in admission.
Mount Holyoke College President Danielle R. Holley recently spoke with NBC News about the Supreme Court ruling and its effect on college admissions.
Holley said the court’s ban on inquiring about race in admissions demographic data has resulted in Mount Holyoke relying on outreach programs, personal statements and other application materials in an attempt to meet the College’s diversity goals.
“The feeling was pretty catastrophic,” Holley said of the Supreme Court’s decision.
“It fundamentally changed” the application process, she added. “That demographic information that used to be readily available for a student’s file is now masked.”
Watch President Holley on NBC News.
