Annoyed that the president of my alma mater will defend discriminatory, race-based admissions no matter what. He says 'we will defend this to the end', even if there's federal litigation supporting equal rights in admissions. Way to alienate alumni, @Columbia.https://twitter.com/ColumbiaSpec/status/1019574106788909061 …
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@Columbia alum and I support Bollinger's stance. You can't please everyone!
What's your ethical rationale for racial discrimination in admissions?
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https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/08/24/us/affirmative-action.html … - we are still seeing underrepresentation of minority groups. And yes, I am aware of the irony RE: sharing an article that suggests that AA isn't working. Nevertheless, taking away a policy that actively promotes representation won't help.
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Have you read the book, "How to Lie with Statistics". If not I would request to read it. Asians' representation has increased by 6-8% becoz the number of Applicants have 2X in last 15-20 years. It is extremely dissatisfying to Asians that instead of +scores they can not make it.
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