An Exploratory Analysis of Affirmative Action in Admission Processes

<p>This paper looks at the current case of <em>Fisher v. University of Texas</em> at Austin in conjunction with previous affirmative action cases. I question what the Court’s decision for the <em>Fisher</em> case will be and what this means for future affirmative action policies in higher education. I pose the question: Is affirmative action still needed today? I use court documents from the current <em>Fisher</em> case and literature on previous cases to help answer this question.</p> <p>I discussed the Court Justices upbringing and how these will affect their decisions in this case. I examined previous affirmative action cases that some of the Justices worked on and what their decisions were. I considered these decisions along with interviews from journalists and opinions to arrive at my final conclusions. I contend that with an absent liberal Justice and strong voices of opposition against affirmative action by other Justices, the future of affirmative action policies existence is not certain.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Public Administration (MPA)

Level thesis:degree_level

Thesis

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Political Science

Year dc:date.available

2013

Author dc:creator

• Austin, Whitney

Contributors dc:contributor

• Dr. Andrew Ewoh

• affirmative action
• college admissions
• constitutionality
• education policy
• education law

Repository record dc:identifier

https://digitalcommons.kennesaw.edu/etd/569

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:digitalcommons.kennesaw.edu:etd-1565