The Harvard discrimination trial just ended. Now we wait for the decision. If you've missed hearing about this, Harvard is being sued by Asian Americans for discrimination against them. It seems that admissions applicants who are identical except one is Asian American and one is African American do not have an equal chance to get into the university. Blacks and Hispanics are much more likely to be admitted and whites are a bit more likely to be admitted than an Asian. Harvard has denied this, but the statistical evidence produced at the trial has been extremely damning for Harvard's position.
The question the court has to decide now (and the appeals court after that, no doubt) is whether racial bias is allowed in university admissions in the name of "diversity". The second question is this: if some bias is allowed, what rules are to be applied to govern it?
Hopefully, the decision will stomp down hard on the racial bias evident in Harvard's admissions process.
The question the court has to decide now (and the appeals court after that, no doubt) is whether racial bias is allowed in university admissions in the name of "diversity". The second question is this: if some bias is allowed, what rules are to be applied to govern it?
Hopefully, the decision will stomp down hard on the racial bias evident in Harvard's admissions process.
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