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For the better part of four decades, the Supreme Court discussion about affirmative action, as it occurs in legal briefs, oral arguments and opinions, has been of one narrow stripe: the Court typically considers whether a white student has been harmed by allegedly unnecessary and overly broad university programs and policies for creating a diverse student body.

Joseph Ayala (CC’94) is the executive director of the Double Discovery Center. As director, he administrates Columbia College’s 50-year-old service program, which works with local low-income and first generation college-bound students to help them finish high school and attend college.