Breaking the Perpetual Social Injustice Cycle by Implementing Race-Neutral Alternatives As a Means to Create Equitable Admissions Practices in Higher Education

Authors

• Jazmin B. C. Jardim-Phipps

Abstract

The article argues that higher education institutions can still achieve the compelling state interest of diversity while complying with the Students for Fair Admissions (SFFA) rulings by replacing race-based admissions with narrowly tailored, race-neutral alternatives. It proposes a model that redefines merit and prioritizes socioeconomic and first-generation status while eliminating legacy preferences to break cycles of systemic social injustice.

Disciplines

Civil Rights and Discrimination | Education Law | Law | Legal Education

Recommended Citation

Jazmin B. Jardim-Phipps, Breaking the Perpetual Social Injustice Cycle by Implementing Race-Neutral Alternatives As a Means to Create Equitable Admissions Practices in Higher Education, 32 Cardozo J. Equal Rts. & Soc. Just. 415 (2026).
Available at: https://larc.cardozo.yu.edu/cardozoersj/vol32/iss2/5