Image: by Jewel Caruso Andrew Belasco, PhD 2014, was interviewed in an NBC News article titled, “Four things students need to know after the Supreme Court ruled against affirmative action” by Nicole Acevedo, Sandra Lilley, Emi Tuyetnhi Tran, and Cora Cervantes. This summer the Supreme Court ruled against affirmative action as a means to use race as a factor in postsecondary admissions decisions. Media outlets sought experts to comment on the documented impacts on students in states, like California, that already had bans in place and to provide insight on potential future impacts across the county. Belasco is a counselor and CEO of College Transitions, a company dedicated to helping students and their families through the college admissions and financial aid process. In response to questions of how the ruling will affect how he will advise students of color about applying to selective schools, Belasco maintained that it remains imperative that students of color continue to apply. He said,“It’s probably going to be more important than ever to encourage minority and other underrepresented students to still apply.” Belasco said that counselors are talking with prospective college applicants to make sure that the ruling “does not communicate to underrepresented minorities that they should no longer consider some colleges.” The full NBC article can be viewed on their website. Type of News/Audience: Alumni
