DETROIT
The University of Michigan said Wednesday that it is resuming the admission of students for fall 2007 and will comply with new voter-approved curbs on affirmative action.
The Ann Arbor school, along with Michigan State University and Wayne State University, had sought more time to make the switch to admissions or financial aid systems that do not grant preferential treatment based on race or sex.
The University of Michigan had suspended its admissions process but a university official said admissions would resume Wednesday and would comply with Proposal 2, an amendment to the state Constitution that won voter approval Nov. 7.
Proposal 2 bans the use of race and gender preferences in public university admissions and government hiring and contracting.
“We cannot sustain any further delay in our admissions process without harming our ability to enroll a class of students for the 2007-08 academic year,” said Teresa A. Sullivan, executive vice president of academic affairs, in a news release.
