UT, UH to Adjust Racial Consideration in Law School Admissions, SMU ‘Studying’ Ruling
Southern Methodist University’s law dean sent a letter Friday to faculty, students and staff that said the school is still studying the implications of the Supreme Court’s affirmative action decision but will remain committed to having a diverse student body. The University of Texas at Austin tweeted a statement that said the law school had used race as a factor in admissions but will now readjust its approach to comply with the law, while the University of Houston released a similar statement.
Plus, information on which other Texas law schools have (and haven’t) weighed in.