Affirmative action for white people? Legacy college admissions come under renewed scr

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WASHINGTON (AP) — The next big fight over college admissions already has taken hold, and it centers on a different kind of minority group that gets a boost: children of alumni.

In the wake of a Supreme Court decision that strikes down affirmative action in admissions, colleges are coming under renewed pressure to put an end to legacy preferences — the practice of favoring applicants with family ties to alumni. Long seen as a perk for the white and wealthy, opponents say it’s no longer defensible in a world with no counterbalance in affirmative action.

President Joe Biden suggested colleges should rethink the practice after the court’s ruling, saying legacy preferences “expand privilege instead of opportunity.” Several Democrats in Congress demanded an end to the policy in light of the court’s decision to remove race from the admissions process. So did Republicans including Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina, who is vying for the GOP presidential nomination.


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I don't agree with the college practice of legacy admissions. Admission should be done under merit. If a college graduate has a dumbass for a kid let him go to a community college.
 
Legacy is mainly a privilege for rich white lib kids attending elitist leftist colleges.

Dems should have abolished it long ago when they used it to discriminate against Jews.
 
BidenPresident said:
WASHINGTON (AP) — The next big fight over college admissions already has taken hold, and it centers on a different kind of minority group that gets a boost: children of alumni.

In the wake of a Supreme Court decision that strikes down affirmative action in admissions, colleges are coming under renewed pressure to put an end to legacy preferences — the practice of favoring applicants with family ties to alumni. Long seen as a perk for the white and wealthy, opponents say it’s no longer defensible in a world with no counterbalance in affirmative action.

President Joe Biden suggested colleges should rethink the practice after the court’s ruling, saying legacy preferences “expand privilege instead of opportunity.” Several Democrats in Congress demanded an end to the policy in light of the court’s decision to remove race from the admissions process. So did Republicans including Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina, who is vying for the GOP presidential nomination.

https://apnews.com/article/supreme-...e-admissions-5d6f34a13045752c6a37db67c66c7d63
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Legacy admissions does not violate any anti-discrimination laws or the 14th Amendment equal protection clause that only applies to state action.
 
There are no legacy admissions though of course, if you make a gift to the college, your kid has a better chance of getting in. That's called capitalism. Would you sell your house to the guy offering $400K or the guy offering $600K?
 
Bigdog said:
White lib privilege is the bestest kind of privilege.
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White rich conservative is the best kind of privilege. They are all over Ivy League schools. Nowadays scions of corporate wealthy and investment bankers go where they want to.
 
Nordberg said:
White rich conservative is the best kind of privilege. They are all over Ivy League schools. Nowadays scions of corporate wealthy and investment bankers go where they want to.
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Cracka pleez :palm:

Ivy league colleges are well known to be racist bigoted leftwing re-education camps.
 
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