Brown considering ‘identity’ application essays in preparation for potential end of affirmative action
At a meeting on March 15th, 2023, Brown’s University Administrators said that in anticipating of the SCOTUS ruling on affirmative action, its Admissions office is considering changing its supplemental essay questions. “Any new questions would serve to offer applicants opportunities to share more information about their identity ‘to try to get a better sense of the lived experiences of discrimination or overcoming hardship that our students may face,’ Associate Provost for Enrollment Logan Powell said.”
Explaining why affirmative action is important, “Skye Alex Jackson ’25, who moderated the event, said that race conscious-admissions have ‘been a key tool for Brown to combat past and present injustices, and its potential losses pose an existential threat to all historically disadvantaged students.’”
