Cuomo directs CUNY and SUNY to keep using race as factor in college admissions

The New York Daily News reports:

Gov. Cuomo Thursday issued a directive to the state and city university systems that they continue to use race as a factor in their admission policies in order to better ensure diversity.

Cuomo made the order in an open letter released publicly by his office to Bill Thompson and Carl McCall, chairmen of the CUNY and SUNY boards of trustees, respectively.


The letter came days after the Trump administration announced it was rescinding an order by former President Barack Obama designed to promote more diversity in higher education and instead require colleges and universities to adopt more race-neutral admission policies.

“The Trump administration's move to rescind the guidelines on using race in college admissions is a blatant attempt to limit the participation of minorities in higher education,” Cuomo said. “It is part of a troubling trend by the President and his administration to alienate minorities and build walls to diversity and equal participation in society.”

It's as if the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution doesn't exist in New York state.