Rock, Jameesha

The controversial debate over Affirmative Action in higher education institutions center on the constitutionality of legislative public policies to enact steps to create racially diverse campuses. Concerns arise from Affirmative Action policies in undergraduate and graduate college admission that those policies cause further harm than good for all prospective students. Citizens comment that racialized preferential treatment in public policies steer society from becoming equal and continues racial tension. I argue that Affirmative Action is constitutional under the Equal Protection Clause in the Fourteenth Amendment and essential for minorities as a legal remedy for past wrongs.