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[quote=Anonymous]What O'Connor wrote was that Powell's opinion in Bakke, which embraced the Harvard model, was written 25 years ago and we expect that, in another 25 years, this approach to achieving a diverse student body won't be necessary.  So it was a prediction (and one based on rhetoric rather than analysis) -- not a ruling or a requirement.

Interestingly, it looks like the more selective the institution (even in the context of public universities), the more compelling the interest in a diverse student body may be.  That's part of the explanation why Michigan's law school admissions process was upheld while their undergrad admissions process was struck down.  The logic was that Michigan's law school is forming the elite not just providing individuals with an education, and that made its interest in creating a diverse class compelling.  Admissions process was different (more holistic), but even that's tied up with selectivity (e.g. smaller numbers, more attention to the applicant as an individual).[/quote]

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