Colleges Allowed to Hide Applicants' Race on Forms

Common Application will give colleges the option to conceal racial information from admissions teams considering applications.
The move anticipates a possible Supreme Court ruling banning or limiting the use of race in the admissions process.
The decision could encourage applicants to indicate their race in other parts of their applications like essays.
The Common Application will continue gathering racial data for its own use regardless of how the Supreme Court rules.
More lawsuits related to diversity and affirmative action in college admissions seem likely.