Students debated the fairness of a landmark Supreme Court decision that sets new limits on race as a factor in admissions to colleges and universities.
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Bunmi Omisore, a student attending Duke University, talks to David Muir during an ABC News Special Report, June 29, 2023.For Bunmi Omisore, a student attending Duke University, addressing in an essay how race has impacted her as an African American woman would be difficult. Alex Shieh, a prospective student at Brown University, talks to David Muir during an ABC News Special Report, June 29, 2023.Alex Shieh, a prospective student at Brown University, meanwhile countered that the high court's ruling allows educational institutions to "view students for who they are as individuals."
"Because that's not something that I can control or that anyone can control," he said. "I think that it's unfair to judge someone based on that when there are really so many better ways to judge students -- based on their character, based on their accomplishments.
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