Researchers are tracking a rise in students declining to report race on college applications in the post–affirmative action landscape. The coverage notes that two admissions cycles after the Supreme Court ended race-conscious admissions, researcher James Murphy is investigating why nonreporting appears to be increasing. The development is important for compliance and equity analytics because missing race data complicates how institutions evaluate pipeline outcomes, target support programs, and document compliance. It also increases the risk that campuses make policy decisions with limited demographic evidence. The report focuses on what is known about who isn’t reporting race and highlights that the sector still lacks clarity on the underlying causes and distribution across student segments.