This article opens with a description of Fisher v Texas, a white girl who claims she was unfairly rejected due to her race since blacks with lower grades and scores were accepted. (The article was written prior to the decision. The SCOTUS, more liberal at that time, ultimately ruled that racial preferences favoring blacks were OK.)
This article describes the negative consequences when you have a “mismatch” between cohorts, the more academically superior whites (and lately, Asians), and the less academically accomplished blacks. (Note: I’ve said before that 1 out of 3 blacks met the “white” standard, but the majority of blacks would not qualify if their race hadn’t given them preference.) The article goes on to discuss other negative consequences.
Now, really, would it be so horrible if blacks who wouldn’t otherwise qualify for Harvard end up at Duke or Northwestern? Or if not good enough for those, what’s wrong with Villanova or Emory? This is what smart but not the top have been doing for decades.
It‘s past time that blacks be admitted to schools for which they qualify (without the racial preference) and be among their students with similar academic accomplishments. It’s better for the whites displaced by AA, and it’s better for the blacks manipulated in via lower standards.
Please let’s discuss without the usual “you’re raaaaacist”” accusations.
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This article describes the negative consequences when you have a “mismatch” between cohorts, the more academically superior whites (and lately, Asians), and the less academically accomplished blacks. (Note: I’ve said before that 1 out of 3 blacks met the “white” standard, but the majority of blacks would not qualify if their race hadn’t given them preference.) The article goes on to discuss other negative consequences.
Now, really, would it be so horrible if blacks who wouldn’t otherwise qualify for Harvard end up at Duke or Northwestern? Or if not good enough for those, what’s wrong with Villanova or Emory? This is what smart but not the top have been doing for decades.
It‘s past time that blacks be admitted to schools for which they qualify (without the racial preference) and be among their students with similar academic accomplishments. It’s better for the whites displaced by AA, and it’s better for the blacks manipulated in via lower standards.
Please let’s discuss without the usual “you’re raaaaacist”” accusations.
The Sad Irony of Affirmative Action
The Supreme Court will revisit affirmative action in Fisher v. University of Texas, and defenders of the practice worry that the Court's decision may end the use of racial preferences in higher-ed admissions. But those concerned about minority studen...
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