Get ready for a new round in the race debate. A grass-roots movement wants more states to outlaw racial preferences in public education and hiring. But state universities that seek more minorities are fighting back, hoping to “deflect … defeat … and debunk” this drive for race neutrality.
A strategy paper issued in March by the College Board and more than 30 educational institutions calls for targeting “those who attempt to step into the fray and deprive higher education leaders of the tools … to achieve the benefits of diversity.”