Affirmative Action

Ohio State University's freshman class is the largest it's ever been. WOSU spoke with President Ted Carter about how the university maintained a diverse student body.

Ohio University is reviewing a "small" number of awards intended for diverse students, according to spokesperson Dan Pittman. It's one of several Ohio schools reviewing these types of scholarships.

Ohio schools and post-graduate programs are still working to navigate the legal fallout of affirmative action being rendered unconstitutional nationwide.

The university — one of Ohio's largest, with about 20,000 undergraduates at its main campus in Athens — announced its plans in a statement issued last week.

Attorney General Dave Yost informed university leaders that he sees race as unconstitutional criteria under the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard.

Three Ohio public universities used race in admissions while most others did not.

The U.S. Supreme Court has wrapped up its term and begun to agree to cases it will hear in its next one, to begin in the fall. Here are the major Supreme Court decisions decided this term.

With the court already having heard arguments this term on abortion and guns, this case marks yet another politically charged issue that threatens to uproot decades of legal doctrine.

Conservatives now have a 6-to-3 majority — a vote to spare on any given issue. Experts expect the new majority to move aggressively on an agenda more conservative than any seen since the 1930s.

The advocacy group Students for Fair Admissions says it will appeal the decision, which means the fate of race-conscious admissions could once again end up in the hands of the Supreme Court.