How diversity can benefit all on college campuses

By Cokie & Steve Roberts. It was graduation weekend at George Washington University, where Steve has taught for the last 23 years. At a brunch for students and their families, one group stood out: a half-dozen women in brightly colored hijabs, traditional Muslim headscarves. They were there to support and celebrate Aliya, an honors graduate who also headed the Muslim Students' Association on campus.

We thought of that scene last week when the U.S. Supreme Court issued its ruling in the University of Texas affirmative action case. Liberals were pleased that the court left standing the university's system for promoting diversity; conservatives were encouraged by the directive that lower courts review the system and subject it to "strict scrutiny." Read more...