Imagine your university wished to increase racial diversity among the student body. Which of the following policies best reflects the current constitutional status of affirmative action policies according to Supreme Court rulings?

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According to Supreme Court rulings, affirmative action policies are constitutional as long as they do not involve quotas or automatic point systems based on race. Option D allows for race to be considered as part of a holistic review of each applicant's file, which has been upheld by the Supreme Court in previous rulings. Options A and B explicitly use quotas and automatic points based on race, respectively, both of which have been deemed unconstitutional in previous rulings. Option C does not allow race to be considered at all, which does not align with current affirmative action policies.

Imagine Your University Wished to Increase Racial Diversity Among the Student