Supreme Court blocks affirmative action. What students can expect. | JUST THE FAQS

The Supreme Court's affirmative action ruling will have widespread impacts across the U.S. for colleges. Here's what we know.

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The Supreme Court struck down affirmative action policies at two major American colleges on Thursday, scrambling a decades-old effort to diversify campuses as the nation continues to grapple with race.

The ruling, decided on ideological lines, will require Harvard and the University of North Carolina to rework their admissions polices and will have reverberations across the country as other colleges come to terms with its implications. The decision may also have implications for the American workforce and the court itself.

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