USC President Worries Court to End Race-Based College Admissions

May 4, 2023, 8:35 PM UTC

Carol Folt, president of the University of Southern California, said she is “very worried” about the potential impacts should the US Supreme Court overturn the use of race as a factor in college admissions.

In an interview with Bloomberg Television Thursday in Los Angeles, Folt said she’s confident the university would keep promoting racial diversity on campus no matter what the Supreme Court decides.

“But I’m also very worried in states where people are limiting it,” she said. “I don’t think it will affect us.”

University of Southern California President Carol Folt speaks with Romaine Bostick in Los Angeles.
Source: Bloomberg

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