I listened to that same episode of Throughline. It was a great discussion that touched on aspects I’d not considered. One the key takeaways for me was the ques

I listened to that same episode of Throughline. It was a great discussion that touched on aspects I’d not considered. One the key takeaways for me was the question of “what is it trying to achieve?” and “is it working?” To which the answers are nobody can agree but it’s not achieving any of the possible goals. The effects of affirmative action having been banned from California public universities since 1996, including Berkeley and UCLA, was also quite telling. This happened nearly 30 years ago, so the effects are very clear to see. Diversity was rocky for a few years, but they eventually figured out other ways to have it without using affirmative action. The part about community colleges being a huge lever at getting more students into higher education was interesting. It’s not talked about much but has proved to be very successful.