Columbia University outlined a series of steps Wednesday to review its admissions policies in the wake of the Supreme Court’s ban on affirmative action in higher education.

“We are of course conducting all admissions policies and practices in compliance with the law,” University President Minouche Shafik wrote in an email to students, faculty and staff, “while upholding the values that have made Columbia a great place to learn, advance knowledge, and contribute to society.”

A “high-level” working group to review admissions policies started meeting this month and is expected to issue recommendations by December. The task force is led by Interim Provost Dennis Mitchell and includes the three undergraduate deans and other heads of Columbia’s graduate and professional schools.

Each school will be able to implement its own practices, but the working group is meeting universitywide to compare notes “as we adjust to the new landscape,” the memo stated.

University officials could also expand pipeline and pathway programs that predate the Supreme Court’s summer decision, to smooth the way to enroll student groups historically shut out of the Ivory Tower.

One focus so far has been to beef up opportunities for students in the city’s public high schools and community colleges, who are more likely to be people of color or from low-income households.

“It will take time for us to develop and refine this new approach,” said Shafik. “But I promise a sustained commitment, including securing the resources necessary for meaningful impact, to ensure Columbia remains a beacon for generations of future students.”

“What I have outlined today is a first step, and you will hear more from me and others as the work advances,” she added.

At the end of June, the conservative Supreme Court issued a 6-to-3 decision to ban affirmative action in college admissions decisions.

The ruling could have lasting effects on American campuses, increasing white and Asian enrollment at elite schools at the expense of Black and Hispanic students.

But the court’s majority opinion noted that “nothing prohibits universities from considering an applicant’s discussion of how race affected the applicant’s life.”

During the last couple of months, some New York colleges have already started to tweak their admissions processes.

In a particularly creative approach, the liberal arts college Sarah Lawrence added an optional essay prompt that quotes the majority opinion verbatim, asking applicants to describe how their goals for a college education might be impacted by the court’s decision.

New York universities including Columbia have also come under pressure to reconsider giving priority to the children of alumni in admissions decisions.

Shafik’s email did not address any plans to overhaul the practice, known as “legacy admissions.”