WASHINGTON — Some of the country’s most prestigious colleges are enrolling record numbers of low-income students — a growing admissions priority in the absence of affirmative action.
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The Supreme Court has struck down affirmative action in college admissions, forcing institutions of higher education to look for new ways to a…
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