Afternoon Update: Dissenting justices denounce majority ruling in admissions case

What comes next; legacy admissions in question; Biden announces action; student is charged in classroom stabbings; the lowdown on ungrading; and more. ADVERTISEMENT [Afternoon Update Logo]( Did someone forward you this newsletter? [Sign up free]( to receive your own copy. You can now read The Chronicle on [Apple News]( [Flipboard]( and [Google News](. BREAKING NEWS [U.S. Supreme Court Strikes Down Race-Conscious Admissions Nationwide]( By Andy Thomason and Sarah Brown [STORY IMAGE]( The conservative majority declared the practice discriminatory and illegal, effectively forcing colleges to stop using race as a factor in admissions. ADVERTISEMENT 'UNJUSTIFIED EXERCISE OF POWER' [‘Destructive’ and ‘Devastating’: Dissenting Justices Denounce Majority Ruling in Admissions Case]( By Nell Gluckman [STORY IMAGE]( Justices Sonia M. Sotomayor and Ketanji Brown Jackson wrote Black and Latino students would “bear the burden” of their colleagues’ decision. WHAT'S NEXT [Biden Announces Actions to Promote Higher-Education Opportunity and Diversity]( In the wake of the [Supreme Court’s rejection]( today of [race-conscious admissions]( the president said his administration would, among other things, clarify what admissions practices remain legal, convene a National Summit on Educational Opportunity, and report on such alternative admissions strategies as consideration of financial adversity and discrimination. (White House, The Chronicle) THE REVIEW | OPINION [What Comes After Affirmative Action?]( By Rafael Walker [STORY IMAGE]( The Supreme Court’s ruling doesn’t need to be a setback for social justice. THE REVIEW | OPINION [Now Is the Time to End Legacy Admissions]( By James S. Murphy [STORY IMAGE]( The policies have always been unethical, but now they’re untenable. THE CONTEXT [What to Know About Race-Conscious Admissions]( [STORY IMAGE]( Here’s background on the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to strike down the practice nationwide. 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