Harvard College

Harvard College is the undergraduate liberal arts college of Harvard University whose amicus brief in Regents v. Bakke articulated the diversity rationale that became constitutional law.

Harvard College's amicus brief and admissions policy described in Bakke — considering race as one factor among many in a holistic process to achieve educational diversity — was adopted by Justice Powell as the constitutional standard for affirmative action, governing admissions law from 1978 to 2023.