I n June 2023 the Supreme Court banned race-conscious admissions at American universities. Many supporters of the practice feared that black and Hispanic enrolment at the nation’s most selective colleges would plunge, too, when members of the class of 2028 arrived on campus.

The U.S. Supreme Court effectively ended the ability for colleges and universities to consider race in their admissions following its ruling on affirmative action. Since the verdict came down, it's been open to interpretation by state leaders in many cases.

Journalist Connie Chung, the first Asian-American and second woman to co-anchor a major network’s national news broadcast, told The View on Wednesday that the Supreme Court‘s 2023 ruling to reverse affirmative action was heartbreaking.

Mike Collins and our panel of guests look at the first hard data on the impact of the Supreme Court’s decision to end race-conscious admissions.