January 4, 2007

U-M admissions delayed

The pro-affirmative action Group By Any Means Necessary has vowed to appeal to the Supreme Court to overturn a recent U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruling that overturned an earlier federal judge's decision delaying implementation of Proposal 2 for Michigan universities. The University of Michigan said it won't make any admissions decisions immediately regarding applications for fall-term enrollment. While the new law won't affect undergraduate admissions at Wayne State, it could impact some financial aid programs. The six-month delay would have provided time to determine how far-reaching the effect would be, according to Louis Lessem, WSU vice president and general counsel. He said new rules for admission to the WSU Law School will go into effect. Those rules, which do not include race as a factor in admissions, were approved last month. Lessem also indicated that Wayne State is unlikely to get involved in any further federal appeal. A Michigan State official said that university is working to ensure that its financial aid programs conform to the law.

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