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Affirmative action helps students thrive at universities across Brazil

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The US Supreme Court effectively ended affirmative action policies in a 2023 ruling, stating race-based college admissions were unconstitutional. But in Brazil, not only is affirmative action alive and well — it’s thriving.

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Sirine Bidjou (right) and Hanifa Benrahou (left) are both students at Sciences Po, which they entered through the CEP program. It's France's answer to American-style affirmative action.

A French take on affirmative action relies on geography, not race

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One of France’s elite universities has a program that’s inspired by American-style affirmative action. But it’s not based on ethnicity or color — and some students say that’s for the better.