Inside Higher Ed

A Powerful Message

October 10, 2019

Gettysburg College (PA) President Robert W. Iuliano writes: Last week, a federal court in Boston issued a powerful and comprehensive decision affirming Harvard University’s right to admit a diverse student body through the consideration of race in admissions. I served as Harvard’s general counsel until July 2019 and applaud the court’s decision. It can be rare to find consensus on any issue in higher education, but the case against Harvard touched on a central and broadly shared belief: the quality of the education we offer our students is improved by admitting a diverse student body. 

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