Supreme Court's Potential Ruling on Race in College Admissions Raises Concerns for Companies and Diversity Efforts.

The Supreme Court is expected to end affirmative action in college admissions, which has been a priority for decades. If race-conscious admissions fall, better-resourced schools are expected to use household incomes, ZIP codes, targeted recruiting programs, and other indirect methods to prop up their commitment to diversity. The decision hinges on two cases where Students for Fair Admissions is challenging race-conscious practices at Harvard and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The ruling could affect gender-focused programs as well. College admissions officers across the country are brainstorming ways to preserve diversity on campus if they can't use race. Congress may have to address admissions barriers for underrepresented students if the Supreme Court strikes down the use of race in college admissions.