A controversial University of Wisconsin System admissions policy that includes the consideration of race was approved by the Board of Regents today on a 16-0 vote, but a legal challenge is likely to follow.
The policy says freshman applicants should be judged according to a long list of criteria including academic records, test scores and leadership qualities, but the item on the list that has riled conservatives is the one that looks at membership in a historically underrepresented racial or ethnic group.