US supreme court rules against affirmative action in Harvard and UNC cases
US supreme court rules against affirmative action in Harvard and UNC cases
From The Guardian
So Affirmative Action is basically dead for college admissions, further dismantling Civil Rights era legislation.
Way to go, SCOTUS. /s
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Some of the people celebrating this have the notion that it will primarily help white kids. I suspect these people will be in for a rude awakening.
9 0 ReplyIt helps rich white kids. A group that we really need to think about helping more because they have it so tough.
6 0 Replyrealistically it will help high-achieving east-asian first- and second- generation immigrants.
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The people celebrating this are celebrating that it hurts Black and Hispanic students. White kids might get helped, or might not, but that was never really the goal.
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