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For people who are against affirmative action, what is your preferred course of action, given the racial disparities that exist in academia? I see three options
by caditinpiscinam 3y ago
For people who are against affirmative action, what is your preferred course of action, given the racial disparities that exist in academia? I see three options:
1) say that these disparities are inevitable
2) wait for the disparities disappear on their own
3) address the disparities through some other policy or initiative
- Izikiel43 3y ago4) which race you are doesn’t matter, it’s your skills that matter and what should be judged on
- caditinpiscinam 3y agoHow do you measure skill? And if your measure of skill over/under-represents races, does that mean that your metrics are flawed, or that skill is distributed unevenly across races?
- Izikiel43 3y agoFrom a non US perspective, your questions don't make sense and are flawed, and the whole race discussion is racist (https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/racist https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/racist definition a). Why is race important at all when discussing academia? The merits are what matter, not your race.
- ProllyInfamous 3y ago3) e.g. See how Texas uses "Top 7% Rule" as a color-blind method of increasing diversity through meritocracy. When I was applying, it was a "Top 10% Rule."