The Morning Newsletter: The College Access Index Returns

The Supreme Court decision banning race-based affirmative action has thrust economic diversity to the center of the debate over college admissions. Many supporters of the old affirmative action see economic diversity as a way to continue creating racially diverse college classes, given the large racial gaps that exist in income and wealth. Many critics of the old affirmative action argue that economic factors are a better measure of disadvantage anyway: These critics argue that lower-income applicants of all races should be given credit for what they’ve overcome.