Word: berdahl
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...ruling stunned officials at the university, who had been loudly supportive of affirmative action and were in the midst of a multimillion-dollar campaign to boost minority enrollment. University president Robert M. Berdahl warned that the decision could lead to "the virtual resegregation of higher education," and the entire 15-school system of the University of Texas temporarily suspended admissions. Texas A&M, the other large state system, later announced that it would follow suit...
They reacted swiftly in part because the court's decision included a sharp warning that "if the law school continues to operate a disguised or overt racial classification system in the future, its actors could be subject to actual and punitive damages." Says Berdahl: "That gets your attention real fast." Other state schools in the circuit, which includes Texas, Louisiana and Mississippi, are bound by the decision. Private schools may also be affected because many receive federal funds, and campuses nationwide are studying the ruling as a possible harbinger of things to come...