From 'Bastions of Privilege' to 'Engines of Opportunity'

By WILLIAM G. BOWEN, MARTIN A. KURZWEIL, and EUGENE M. TOBIN

Almost two years have passed since the U.S. Supreme Court embraced the principle that our colleges can take race into account, as one of several factors, in admitting classes. We believe that the time has come for America's wealthiest and most selective institutions to put another "thumb...