In the wake of the pending court decision concerning the University of Michigan’s admissions policy, many other universities are starting to review their own policies to circumvent any possible issues that may be prohibited. The decision comes at a time where the debate on how the Supreme Court will rule in two cases that challenge the race-conscious admission policies. Three white students allege that the undergraduate and law school admission policies deny white applicants the equal protection that is guaranteed by the Constitution. Princeton University took a big step in ending a minority program that is offered every summer because of concerns that it may be linked to affirmative action lawsuits. This particular program began in 1985, started by the Ford Foundation, in order to help underprivileged minority students get a glimpse into the world of higher education. Five years ago however, the Ford Foundation discontinued its support of the programs due to anxiety about legal predicaments.

This decision was made about a week ago when administrators of the Woodrow Wilson School Junior Summer Institute determined that the program’s race-based admissions policy could not stand up in court. The reason for this anxiety is due to the fact that the program, which is now funded by the university itself, is race exclusive in its admissions policy because it specifically targets black and Hispanic undergraduates. Vice president of Communications at Princeton, Robert Durkee, eloquently stated that "if you are committed to diversity, what you don't want to do is to defend a program that would put [diversity] at risk.” Ultimately, it is more important to help the overall pursuit for diversity for universities in general than to risk their own program that probably would not withstand the ruling of the Court. As some universities await the Court’s ruling on the matter, which would establish national precedent, others have obviously begun the process of ending race-specific programs.