Abigail Noel Fisher, an 18-year old high school student from Richmond, Texas, has filed a lawsuit against the University of Texas at Austin. Fisher, who is white, alleges that the university unlawfully uses race and ethnicity in its admissions criteria.
Fisher will finish in the top 12 percent of her graduating class in May. She learned last month that she was not admitted to UT-Austin. Her lawsuit was filed on Monday.
UT’s minority enrollment is at an all time high. The university is required by law to guarantee admission to those who finish in the top 10 percent of a Texas high school graduating class. UT also considers “race and ethnicity” among other factors.
The Supreme Court ruled in 2003 that race and ethnicity may be a factor considered by colleges and universities in determining admissions because of the value created by diversity, but it can not be an overriding factor.
Source: http://www.statesman.com/news/content/news/stories/local/04/08/0408utsuit.html
