The email below was sent today to all UWM employees.
On Friday evening, the U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights (OCR) issued a Dear Colleague Letter providing its interpretation of the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2023 decision in Students for Fair Admissions (SFFA) v. Harvard, which prohibits race-conscious decisions in college admissions.
UWM has already ensured its compliance with the Harvard case. We will now carefully review the scope and breadth of this Dear Colleague Letter, along with any additional guidance to follow. As we do so, we’ll work closely with employees and students if any changes are necessary. There will also be clear communications to impacted groups before any changes are implemented.
We encourage you to use the Federal Updates webpage where we post campus updates and those from the Universities of Wisconsin (UWs).