Posted on 06/29/2023 3:53:35 PM PDT by MNDude
Harvard University hinted that it will turn to application essays to preserve its system of racial preferences in admissions, after the Supreme Court struck down the school’s race-based system as unconstitutional.
While the Court rejected affirmative action, Harvard president Lawrence S. Bacow noted that it also "ruled that colleges and universities may consider in admissions decisions ‘an applicant’s discussion of how race affected his or her life, be it through discrimination, inspiration, or otherwise.’"
"We will certainly comply with the Court’s decision," Bacow and other Harvard administrators wrote in a Thursday statement.
Harvard president-elect Claudine Gay released a video statement saying that the school was still "working to understand this decision and its implications for our policies."
"While we don’t have all the answers about what’s next, we do know that we will move forward together," she said.
The essays could provide a loophole for advocates of race-based admissions, some of whom have vowed to fight the ruling. In a speech on Thursday, President Joe Biden said "we can’t let this decision be the last word" on affirmative action, and said he would direct the Department of Education to come up with alternatives to ensure racial diversity on college campuses.
But the move could also violate the Court’s ruling, which held that college admissions essays could not be used directly as a tool to continue race-based admissions.
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That's fine. If you're an Asian, You'll apply to Harvard even though you have 4.0 GPA and 1600 score on the SAT. You're denied entry. Easy case for a lawsuit. Easy money.
Does anyone think there will be compliance with the SCOTUS ruling?
Same here, Jacquerie. It’s approaching the breaking point, I mean no one wants to be around these people. Their culture stinks.
Same here, Jacquerie. It’s approaching the breaking point, I mean no one wants to be around these people. Their culture stinks.
So all the White and Asian kids need to write in Ebonics
Great. That will give white people over the last 10 years the greatest weight in admissions. They are the only openly state sanctioned group facing such blatant racism. Just submit a ton of articles in the MSM bashing whiteness and say you overcame it.
So Asians that reapply complaining how Harvard discriminated against their race will have the greatest acceptance odds?
Why would anyone attend Harvard ... they are so slimey.
Ain’t no big deal. Harvard is issuing “diplomas” to moronic turd rollers these days anyway. They really are nothing more than participation certificates. All you have to do is fill a seat and poke your cellphone all day with an occasional “class walk out” every now and then now that tests have been found to be “wasis”.
Save your gratuitous insults for someone who cares.
Sue their a$$es if they try to get around a SUPREME COURT ruling.
This is the 2020s, you are using racist language from many, many decades ago. You are either ignorant of its disparaging interpretation or you are doing so intentionally. You should stop. It diminishes you as an out-of-the-closet racist and hurts FR as it is public adn will give reason to tar FR and all of us as racists. Shame on you.
"An ebonics speaker may say, “Wasn’t nobody in there but me and him” to
express that no one was in there but him and me."
"The final and most recognizable trait of ebonics is the use of the habitual ‘be.’"
And you claim to be a Trump supporter? No, you are not as Trump is not racist, would never use racist terminology, and from what I’ve seen, never has. But racists like you get used as examples to criticize him. So, again, if not for yourself, if not for FR, then maybe try for Trump.
Asians are even more discriminated against, IIRC, by the numbers, in most places. Given the SAT/ACT positive margin to get admitted.
The University of California admissions rate vs say Harvard is telling. UC’s were forced to drop race many years ago, and though the CA government have tried hard to inject it back in again, Asians predominate.
“turn to application essays to preserve its system of racial preferences in admissions”
Direct defiance of the USSC on the matter.
Right back to court you go!
If Harvard finds a way to circumvent the will of the court then they are fraudsters and cheaters.
How much taxpayer dollars do they receive each year?? It is time to closely audit the grants both the finances and operations. Then begin cutting them off.
Five words on that essay will get you into Hahvahd: “As a Women Of Color...”
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