P2 accuses {slave trader based] Yale of being incapable of fixing New Haven.
Useless they are.
This is based on a variety of non-academic and outright prejudicial, financially motivated, elitist, and other often indefensible criteria:
-How much money the family might donate.
-How much ‘cache’ the university might get from having them (e.g. the daughter of a politician or entertainer).
-Whether they fulfill a political correctness quota/profile.
-Whether or not the applicant is connected to someone close to the board, administration, or powerful faculty.
-Whether or not the applicant has one of several specific pedigrees (ethnic, religious, private education at pedigreed school, time spent in Europe or other non-American locations, etc.).
Been there, done that. It all comes down to the district judge hearing the case., A similar case, this time, alleging Harvard’s admissions discrimination against Asians was heard last year. The Obama appointed judge did not really have to hear the evidence before issuing her preconceived opinion, more personal than legal, that Harvard’s manipulation of the admissions process to limit Asian admissions was not discriminatory because it lead to diversity. I hope Barr is willing to take this Yale case up to the Supreme Court where he has a chance of seeing justice done based on the constitutional law not enforcing diversity through racial discrimination by denying equal protection.
In mid 1969 I asked my drill sergeant about black promotions at the end of Basic, black goofoffs getting stripes ahead of others. said that was just the way it was now.
IOW early Affirmative Action.
contractors to reverse discriminate, or not get work.
Since then it compels.
From another angle, how much self-respect is there when all parties know the system is ufair?