Information on U-M Admissions Lawsuits

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About University of Michigan Admissions

Page updated August 30, 2013

Gratz v. Bollinger case concludes, January 31, 2007.

Highlights of the U-M Entering Class of Fall 2013, by Ted Spencer, Associate Vice Provost and Executive Director of the Office of Undergraduate Admissions, August 29, 2013.

University of Michigan 2004 enrollment sets records at every level, October 14, 2004

Revised U-M undergraduate admissions application for Fall 2005 admission (1.1MB .pdf)*, August 2004

U-M announces new undergraduate admissions procedures, August 28, 2003

Summary of the Supreme Court opinions issued June 23, 2003, in Grutter v. Bollinger et al. (Law School) and Gratz et al. v. Bollinger et al. (College of Literature, Science, and the Arts), by Jonathan Alger, University of Michigan Assistant General Counsel, June 27, 2003

Gratz/Grutter and Beyond: the Diversity Leadership Challenge, by Jonathan Alger, University of Michigan Assistant General Counsel, October 11, 2003

Reasons Why "Percent Plans" Won't Work for College Admissions Nationwide, January 28, 2003

Basic Facts About the Lawsuits, revised October 23, 2003

Chronology of Key Rulings in the University of Michigan Affirmative Action Lawsuits and Other Higher Education Affirmative Action Suits, revised October 23, 2003

Transcripts of arguments in Grutter v. Bollinger and Gratz v. Bollinger before the U.S. Supreme Court, April 1, 2003, The Detroit News, April 2, 2003

Transcripted Oral Arguments: Listen to the complete audio tapes of the oral arguments before the U.S. Supreme Court in both lawsuits, Oyez & FindLaw, April 1, 2003

Grutter v Bollinger
Gratz v Bollinger

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Summary of the University's Legal Argument, revised May 20, 2002

Summary of the Bakke Case, November 16, 2000

Law School Admissions Question and Answer (FAQ), revised October 22, 2002

Archived Documents, August 11, 2003

New Student Convocation 2003, by Ted Spencer, Director of Undergraduate Admissions, August 28, 2003
Why Michigan's Former Admissions Systems Comply with Bakke and Are Not Quotas, revised February 21, 2003
Oral arguments were heard Tuesday (April 1) at the U.S. Supreme Court on the use of affirmative action. We have prepared a short summary of facts about the cases (29K .doc) to give out to journalists. It is set up so it can be duplicated on one sheet of paper, front and back. It can be used as a handout in presentations, classrooms, etc. Feel free to share widely. March 29, 2003
Former Undergraduate Admissions Policy, June 3, 2002
Q&A re University of Michigan Former Undergraduate Admissions Policies, revised February 19, 2003

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