Following the U.S. Supreme Court’s Grutter decision, universities must now make the judgment that student diversity is essential to their educational mission. This article examines the prospects for increasing Latino representation in higher education in this post-Grutter era. The article further explores the effect of affirmative action plans and the Top 10% plan in higher education admissions on Latino students.
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