stopthatgirl7@kbin.social to News@kbin.social · 1 year agoWhen States Ban Affirmative Action, White People Profit The Mostwww.theroot.comexternal-linkmessage-square16fedilinkarrow-up138arrow-down10file-text
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A new report from The Washington Post shows just how The Supreme Court’s federal ban hurts students of color.
minus-squarestopthatgirl7@kbin.socialOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 year agoThey weren’t disadvantaged by AA. They were disadvantaged by legacy admissions.
minus-squareBombOmOm@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up9·1 year ago [Asians] weren’t disadvantaged by AA. “The First Circuit found that Harvard’s consideration of race has resulted in fewer admissions of Asian-American students. Respondents’ assertion that race is never a negative factor in their admissions programs cannot withstand scrutiny.” Source, the SCOTUS case we are commenting on
They weren’t disadvantaged by AA.
They were disadvantaged by legacy admissions.
“The First Circuit found that Harvard’s consideration of race has resulted in fewer admissions of Asian-American students. Respondents’ assertion that race is never a negative factor in their admissions programs cannot withstand scrutiny.”