SOUND: Kent Syverud speaks on his reaction to the affirmative action rulings from the Supreme Court; Click to listen in .mp3 format or in .wav format. To download sound files: right click and "save target as" or just drag the sound link to your desktop. The larger wav file will provide the best quality for editing for use in radio newsClick here for a copy of the amicus brief in .pdf format. NASHVILLE, Tenn. –Kent Syverud, dean and Garner Anthony Professor of Law at Vanderbilt University Law School, today has issued a statement in response to the court’s rulings in the two cases involving race and admissions, Grutter v. Bollinger and Gratz v. Bollinger: "As dean of the Law School, I believe this is a decision that will work well for the United States and for higher education. The Supreme Court ruled that there will no longer be a place in the admissions process for arbitrary points to be awarded to people based exclusively on race; however, race can be one factor among many in admissions decisions. The resulting quality of the admissions decision will be strong and fair, and desirable racial diversity will be maintained in higher education throughout the country." For more news about Vanderbilt, visit the Vanderbilt News Service homepage at www.vanderbilt.edu/news. Contact: Susanne Loftis, (615) 322-NEWS Susanne.loftis@vanderbilt.edu