Posted on 07/03/2018 7:00:26 PM PDT by Altura Ct.
The Trump administration on Tuesday rescinded an extensive set of guidelines put in place under President Barack Obama that had called on colleges and universities to consider race as a way of promoting diversity.
U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions said the 24 documents many of which gave advice to schools on how to deal with Supreme Court decisions on race and admissions “were unnecessary, outdated, inconsistent with existing law, or otherwise improper.”
It has the effect of bringing the federal government’s position on affirmative action close to that of the George W. Bush administration which held that race could be considered only if a university had no other way of achieving a diverse student class.
The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled over a series of cases that universities may use affirmative action to help minority applicants get into college. Conservatives have argued such programs can hurt whites and Asian-Americans.
The rules under Obama, a Democrat, were issued by the Department of Justice and the Department of Education. They tell universities and colleges that it is acceptable to use race as a tool to achieve diversity. For example, one of the guidances, “Question and Answers About Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin,” poses the question “Did the Supreme Court change what colleges and universities must do to narrowly tailor their admissions programs to meet the compelling interest in diversity?” It answers, “No.”
The Republican Trump administration’s move is being viewed by Democrats and liberals as a way to weaken affirmative action.
“The Administration’s rollback of vital affirmative action guidance offends our nation’s values and promise of opportunity for all,” said Nancy Pelosi, the U.S. House of Representatives’ Democratic leader.
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When does the FCC go after BET for being a full on racist broadcaster of hate speech.
“I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character.”
- Martin Luther King, Jr.
I’ll listen to MLK rather than the racists who have taken over today’s Democrat Party. End all racial discrimination, including mandatory racism in college admissions.
I think the emphasis is on less regulation, less govwernment.
The only way to achieve a colorblind society is to actually try to be a colorblind society.
“...race could be considered only if a university had no other way of achieving a diverse student class...”
And why is it in ANY way important that a University has a “diverse student class” - except to pander to idiot leftist racist snowflakes?
MAGA!
I know several former dems who became pretty silent while Obama was running out his terms.
Now, they are coming around to recognize the evil possessed Left for what they have done. Those kooks have become the dem party. Wow.
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Colorblind means colorblind.
The end.
I dont think MLK would like to judge the overall black community by the current content of their character now.
Now if we could just get the system to adjust back to normal standards of performance, across the board.
So now it’a on an even playing field. In this modern day society in the United States, there should be no more racism, or advantages because of race or color. We should all be treated equally
Democrats have presided over the destruction of the black family.
Screw diversity. MERIT only. Do you know U of Michigan and other Big Ten universities actively discriminate against American students of Asian descent. They have the grades but are not considered a minority because they would dominate all comers academically.
“Trump administration rolls back racial diversity guidelines for colleges”
Racial diversity guidelines - new euphemism (or is it synonym) for racial quotas.
We don’t need Diversity. We need people who can build bridges and cure disease.
Good. Compete or fail. No more freebies. No more safe spaces
Grow the hell up
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