It is because these people are chosen for their color instead of their capability. They are pampered, prodded and protected throughout their academic tenure, but often are sorely ill equipped on ‘graduation’ to succeed in the real world where performance and innovation matter.
Indeed, how can you be innovative when your entire academic stint has been one of coaching and undue consideration for a basic inability to master a subject?
This article doe not address the corrosive effects AA has on the university itself. “Retention” has become the buzzword of the day on college campuses as they confront the miserable stats affirmative action admits rack up. Of course, “retention” inevitably equates to lowering standards so no one actually fails.