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Kind of a complicated assertion here: The investigation also found that Yale uses race as a factor in multiple steps of the admissions process and that Yale “r
by kevingadd 6y ago
Kind of a complicated assertion here:
The investigation also found that Yale uses race as a factor in multiple steps of the admissions process and that Yale “racially balances its classes.”
The Supreme Court has ruled colleges and universities may consider race in admissions decisions but has said that must be done in a narrowly tailored way to promote diversity
If they're "racially balancing" their classes, that does sound like it is a narrowly tailored way to promote diversity in their classes. Whether or not that's actually a noble or appropriate goal is a different question, but it sounds like it's allowed...
Of course the definition of "balance" here is tricky. Corresponding ratios to the overall racial balance of the country? The state? Overall racial balance of all applicants? Of all alumni?
- olliej 6y agoOf all alumni is dangerous because these schools banned black students until the 70s. Then when allowing them actively worked to limit entrance. Finally they all operate with legacy admissions so the racist bans on applicants have a long tail
- Wolfenstein98k 6y agoWhich schools? The school in question never formally disallowed blacks. "Yale’s first black graduate was Courtland Van Rensselaer Creed, who received his medical degree in 1857 and went on to have a prominent practice in New York City"