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The impact of the Supreme Court’s recent affirmative action decision on diversity in health care

By The DO Staff

09.28.23

On June 29, 2023, the Supreme Court overturned the use of affirmative action in college admissions with two rulings between the Students for Fair Admissions (SFFA) and universities—SFFA v. Harvard and SFFA v. The University of North Carolina. With this decision, colleges and institutions are now looking for new ways to encourage diversity, equity and inclusion in education and in medicine.