Companies support universities in affirmative action cases

Some of the nation’s largest companies entered the debate over affirmative action Monday, jumping into a pair of Supreme Court cases to support universities that consider race as one of the factors in their undergraduate admissions process, writes John Fritze for USA Today.

More than 60 companies, including Apple, General Electric, Google and Starbucks, filed a pair of briefs at the Supreme Court siding with Harvard University and the University of North Carolina. The schools consider race in their admissions process as one of several factors – an approach that is consistent with the current legal standard set by the court.

“Racial and ethnic diversity enhance business performance,” the companies told the high court. “Research and experience demonstrate that racial diversity improves decision-making by increasing creativity, communication, and accuracy within teams.”
Full report on the USA Today site