Regarding universities I’ve leaned towards getting rid of affirmative action over the last 15 years, but it really needs to be paired with more equality in education K-12. I think most universities will still seek to be diverse, but it won’t surprise me if some schools will be less diverse after the ruling.
The troubling thing about the timing of these affirmative action cases is the other cases being brought at the same time, like Roe. Plus, the funding of far right politicians to run in elections, and the overall direction is imposible to ignore. The funding is from uber-religious fanatics who are turning the country into a third world theocracy. They outright say their goal is to put religion in government, prevent immigration, maintain what they call “white culture” and they sell it as equality and helping minorities.