With Race Gone as a Factor in Admissions, Is Student Athlete Status Next? 

By Christopher Wilkinson and Jeremy Wright The U.S. Supreme Court’s recent decision on universities’ affirmative action policies, Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. v. President & Fellows of Harvard College (SFFA), has garnered significant political, cultural, and media attention. The overall focus has centered on the decision’s determination that  race can no longer be used as a factor to achieve diversity in university admissions. 143 S. Ct. 2141 (2023). Less attention has be