It is widely expected that by this summer, the United States Supreme Court will overturn long-standing precedents allowing the consideration of race as one factor among many in university admissions. The current legal regime goes back to the Court’s decision ( Regents of University of California v. Bakke ) in 1978 that banned racial quotas while allowing consideration of race for the purpose of creating a diverse educational environment. Although the law has evolved since then, almost all universities have relied on the Bakke framework to support their strategies to educate a diverse citizenry. If the Court upends those practices, the implications for the scientific enterprise will be far-reaching. It is essential that the process of science continue to become more diverse, equitable, and inclusive. Studies show that the best science is done when teams are diverse. Moreover, the very questions scientists address can change substantially when those scientists come from a variety of racial, ethnic, and other backgrounds.

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不要让法院扰乱科学

人们普遍预计，到今年夏天，美国最高法院将推翻长期以来允许将种族作为大学录取众多因素之一的先例。目前的法律制度可以追溯到法院的决定（加州大学董事会五。巴基) 于 1978 年禁止种族配额，同时允许考虑种族，以创造多样化的教育环境。尽管从那时起法律有所发展，但几乎所有大学都依赖于巴基框架来支持他们教育多元化公民的战略。如果法院颠覆这些做法，对科学事业的影响将是深远的。科学过程必须继续变得更加多样化、公平和包容。研究表明，当团队多样化时，才能完成最好的科学研究。此外，当科学家来自不同的种族、民族和其他背景时，他们所要解决的问题可能会发生重大变化。