By Amy Ziebarth (NYT) 790 words
Late Edition – Final , Section A , Page 29 , Column 2
ABSTRACT – Amy Ziebarth Op-Ed article, in light of pending Supreme Court rulings on two University of Michigan affirmative action cases, says colleges should replace race-based admissions policies with class-based ones; says by insuring that students are admitted from historically low-income urban neighborhoods, racial diversity could be achieved without using skin color itself as means of distinguishing among students while helping to lower barriers to success often associated with poverty…