Case Renews Focus On Race In College Admissions
The Supreme Court will take up the issue of racial preferences in college admissions next fall, and some fear the decision will leave universities with fewer options for increasing diversity on campus. Others say affirmative action is a crutch that is long past due for replacement.
Source: Education
Supreme Court upholds Michigan's ban on affirmative action in college admissions
The decision came in a case brought by Michigan, where a voter-approved initiative banning affirmative action had been tied up in court for a decade. Seven other states -- California, Florida, Washington, Arizona, Nebraska, Oklahoma and New Hampshire - have similar bans. Now, others may follow suit. Ref. USAToday
Report: Trump seeks to sue schools over affirmative action seen to hurt whites. The Trump administration wants the Justice Department to sue schools over affirmative action seen to discriminate against whites, a report says. Source 6x.
The whole race issue in the USA as far as admissions go is strange for me. While I understand it the lengths people will go through to have a place in a reputable University is bordering illegal. Have a look at this case:
In truth, the way do things here is assinine. What we should do is give every admission a number and then remove all indication of race, nationality, or sexual preference and then do a fair assessment of each candidate. Not everyone can get into Princeton, Yale, or MIT. And by letting less qualified individuals get in to some of these more prestigious, and tougher, schools we do the everyone a disservice. We hurt the less qualified person by putting them in a school they may not be ready for. We hurt the person who worked hard to get the grades to make it and was replaced by someone with lower scores simply because of race or ethnicity. And we hurt the school system in our country because it is perceived as unfair.