Race, Class, and Affirmative Action

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College Admissions in a New Era

Julie J. Park, Liliana M. Garces

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Harvard Educational Publishing Group
27 January 2026

Inclusive education & mainstreaming; Organisation & management of education; Higher & further education, tertiary education

A rich, nuanced examination of the effects of the 2023 Supreme Court ruling restricting race-conscious college admissions policies—and food for thought for future transformation

In Race, Class, and Affirmative Action, Julie J. Park offers deft analysis of the changes to college admissions and campus life since the US Supreme Court ruled to restrict race-conscious policies in two 2023 cases: Students for Fair Admissions (SFFA) v. Harvard and SFFA v. the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. Park offers clear explanations of the rulings, their historical context, and their implications for higher education policy. She highlights how the Supreme Court still allows campuses to consider the role of race in students’ experiences and that numerous tools to advance diversity in admissions remain.

In this lively, timely work, Park points out the swift and stark post-ruling shifts in campus demographics and grapples with questions of how to push toward a more equitable admissions system. She investigates alternative initiatives, such as test-optional and test-free admissions, percent plans, and others, weighing their merits and drawbacks. She also examines inequality affecting college applications themselves and offers ideas for reform. Integrating up-to-the minute research on admissions, standardized testing, enrollment management, and the campus racial climate, Park recommends actions that can advance equity-oriented access to higher education despite the current restrictions on race-conscious admissions.

Park ends with a call to campus leaders, policymakers, and practitioners to reimagine selective college admissions and attendance and offers a glimpse of what the future could hold.

By: Julie J. Park
Foreword by: Liliana M. Garces
Imprint: Harvard Educational Publishing Group
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm,
ISBN: 9798895570456
Pages: 300
Publication Date: 27 January 2026
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Julie J. Park is a professor in the College of Education at the University of Maryland, College Park. An expert on race and diversity in higher education, she served as a consulting expert in the landmark case Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard on the side of Harvard. She is the author of three books on college admissions and campus life, including Race on Campus: Debunking Myths with Data.

Reviews for Race, Class, and Affirmative Action: College Admissions in a New Era

""Julie Park's book offers a compelling overview of American college admissions and our struggles to overcome inequities in a system whose self-image is one of an engine of opportunity. She melds history, policy, data, and personal experience to frame alternate approaches, and encourages institutions to move forward boldly.""--Jon Boeckenstedt, former vice provost of enrollment management, Oregon State University, and author of Higher Ed Data Stories blog ""One of our nation's most highly respected experts on race, class, and affirmative action in higher education has written one of this decade's timeliest books. Park delivers brilliance, trustworthy evidence, and recommendations that educators, campus leaders, and policymakers will surely find useful.""--Shaun Harper, Clifford and Betty Allen Professor, University of Southern California ""This is essential reading for anyone who cares about the future of higher education. With precision and heart, Park unpacks the Supreme Court's Students for Fair Admissions rulings, exposes the deep inequities of our current admissions system, and offers a roadmap for building something better.""--Angel B. Pérez, CEO, National Association for College Admission Counseling