Affirmative action: Supreme court hears arguments from UNC and Harvard | USA TODAY

Supreme Court is debating two affirmative action cases that could have deep implications for diversity on campuses and in the workplace.

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The Supreme Court’s conservative majority signaled skepticism Monday over the use of race-conscious admissions at American colleges in one of the most controversial cases before the court this year, questioning the boundaries of such policies and whether they are actually needed to ensure diversity.

At issue are policies at Harvard College and the University of North Carolina that permit admissions offices to weigh the race of applicants as one of many factors that help decide who will be accepted. Depending on the scope of the court’s ruling, the outcome could have profound implications beyond higher education – spilling over into workplace diversity programs and other efforts to confront discrimination.

Several of the court’s conservatives noted that the 19-year-old precedent that permits the use of race in admissions had warned that such policies shouldn’t be needed forever. How, the court’s conservative justices asked, will supporters of the policies determine whether the goals of affirmative action had ever been reached?

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