The Sun talked to members of some of Cornell’s affinity groups, organizations formed over similar identities, to understand predictions and responses to the overturn of affirmative action. But Bancroft told The Sun that despite the ruling, the chapter will continue to support Black Cornell students through community engagement. “I think we’ve learned from what’s happened in California.”In 1996, Proposition 209 largely rolled back affirmative action from being used in admissions for the state’s multiple public university systems. Katrina Greene ’27, the freshman representative of external affairs for the Caribbean Student Association expressed concern that the overturn of affirmative action will impact the membership numbers of CSA. After the Supreme Court’s overturn of affirmative action, President Pollack reaffirmed the University’s dedication to diversity at Cornell.

Source: Daily Sun January 22, 2024 06:57 UTC