The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights

Brief Amicus Curiae of the College Board in Support of Respondents in Gratz v. Bollinger

Legal Brief - February 18, 2003 -

• Educational decisions of admissions professionals should be accorded deference
  
• Admissions criteria must reflect the mission of the school; there can be no universal standard of merit for higher education
  
• The most reliable admissions decisions take into account multiple criteria
  
• Information on race-neutral alternatives is uneven and incomplete