Affirmative action ban ruled constitutional

[Philly]

Affirmative action's benefits in college aren't about doing minorities a favor. It's about creating a more diverse campus which benefits everyone.

[Saz]

Don't worry, white people will come around to loving AA again when umich is 40% Asian And 40% Jewish.

[The dane]

[Professor]

[Saz]

[Dylan]

[Dylan]

[Professor]

The ruling said that a college may not score all applicants equally, and then add more points to one person because of race.

What's more important in our universities? Having the best and brightest, or having diversity?

That's a serious question. But, they aren't mutually exclusive. As someone said, if you want minorities to have equal access in college, then don't arbitrarily give them more points when they apply, in a effort to boost sub-standard grades, admissions test scores, or other criteria. The solution is to ensure that they get the same educational opportunities as majorities, and can therefore score similarly on those admissions criteria.

[jimmyz]

Great! Can't wait for the Black and Brown (insert sub group here) Studies courses to be dropped due to under enrollment and redirect those funds to real academic programs. And i'd like to see title 9 done away with. Women's lacrosse, basketball, softball etc. is not watchable. We can keep women's volleyball and diving/swimming however because..... the butts.

[Saz]