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Leak: Trump Administration to Investigate Colleges for Discriminating Against White Applicants
Mother Jones ^

Posted on 08/01/2017 6:37:06 PM PDT by ameribbean expat

The initiative, which will reportedly be overseen by a DOJ Civil Rights Division heavy with Trump-appointees, would be charged with hiring attorneys to explore “investigations and possible litigation related to intentional race-based discrimination in college and university admissions,” the Times reported.

The project’s reveal prompted immediate concern from civil rights advocates, with Kristen Clarke of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law calling the action “deeply disturbing.”

“It would be a dog whistle that could invite a lot of chaos and unnecessarily create hysteria among colleges and universities who may fear that the government may come down on them for their efforts to maintain diversity on their campuses,” Clarke told the Times.

This would mark only the latest disturbing reversal in how the federal government interprets civil rights law since Jeff Sessions became Attorney General. Last week, DOJ lawyers argued that federal civil rights law did not, in fact, apply to “discrimination based on sexual orientation.”

(Excerpt) Read more at motherjones.com ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: affirmativeaction; civilrights; highereducation; trumpdoj
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Difficult as he is to watch at times, I still say Trump's having the time of his life. Either that or he's cornered the market on popcorn.
1 posted on 08/01/2017 6:37:06 PM PDT by ameribbean expat
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There is discrimination against White people in colleges. Now doubt about it.


2 posted on 08/01/2017 6:40:06 PM PDT by Parley Baer
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Now THIS is the kind of leak I dont mind reading..liberal heads exploding everywhere


3 posted on 08/01/2017 6:40:26 PM PDT by Sarah Barracuda
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the government may come down on them for their efforts to maintain diversity

In other words, the government may prosecute them for discrimination in favor of leftist pet groups.

'Bout time.

4 posted on 08/01/2017 6:42:52 PM PDT by IronJack
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Since they’ve pimped diversity, all the universities have gone to crap. Diversity equals stupidity.


5 posted on 08/01/2017 6:43:19 PM PDT by King Moonracer (Bad lighting and cheap fabric, that's how you sell clothing.....)
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“who may fear that the government may come down on them for their efforts to maintain diversity on their campuses,” Clarke told the Times.”

He says that likeits a bad thing.

L


6 posted on 08/01/2017 6:43:21 PM PDT by Lurker (America burned the witch.)
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Diversity equals stupidity.

Diversity equals less White.

7 posted on 08/01/2017 6:46:31 PM PDT by JonPreston
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The discrimination against Asian-American applicants is rampant, too.

The more “selective” colleges maximize their acceptances of black and “Latino” applicants by under-admitting Asian and white applicants, relative to qualifications.

They try to cloud what they are doing by claiming they look at the “whole person” in an intricate evaluation process.... which just happens to disfavor white and Asian applicants, how interesting!


8 posted on 08/01/2017 6:47:29 PM PDT by Enchante (Searching throughout the country for one honest Democrat....)
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But wait! There's more!

https://www.frontpagemag.com/point/267425/college-paper-calls-out-cognitive-privilege-smart-daniel-greenfield

9 posted on 08/01/2017 6:50:41 PM PDT by NativeSon ( Grease the floor with Crisco when I dance the Disco)
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Investigate the Feds loaning money, as well. My first concern when Obunga took over the program.


10 posted on 08/01/2017 6:50:52 PM PDT by gundog (Hail to the Chief, bitches.)
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“There is discrimination against White people in colleges. Now doubt about it.”

There is even more discrimination against Asians.


11 posted on 08/01/2017 6:51:38 PM PDT by alternatives? (Why have an army if there are no borders?)
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Well, it’s well past time to make universities defend their practice of discriminating against Asian students, who are as a group outstanding achievers and who are held back because they do too well. “It’s not fair” is no excuse for keeping those with better grades in high school from attending our leading universities because Blacks can’t make it otherwise. Diversity is no excuse for discrimination.


12 posted on 08/01/2017 6:54:00 PM PDT by txrefugee (.)
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“DOJ Civil Rights Division heavy with Trump-appointees”

Total BS! Trump has not had the time to appoint “any” to the civil rights crapola.


13 posted on 08/01/2017 6:58:25 PM PDT by caver
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“It would be a dog whistle that could invite a lot of chaos and unnecessarily create hysteria among colleges and universities who may fear that the government may come down on them for their efforts to maintain diversity on their campuses,” Clarke told the Times.


LOL- so because it may be a “dog whistle” lets turn our heads to the outright discrimination...


14 posted on 08/01/2017 6:58:27 PM PDT by God luvs America (63.5 million pay no income tax and vote for DemoKrats...)
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“a DOJ Civil Rights Division heavy with Trump-appointees, would be charged with hiring attorneys to explore “investigations and possible litigation related to intentional race-based discrimination in college and university admissions,” the Times reported. ... This would mark only the latest disturbing reversal in how the federal government interprets civil rights law since Jeff Sessions became Attorney General. Last week, DOJ lawyers argued that federal civil rights law did not, in fact, apply to “discrimination based on sexual orientation.”

Yahoo!


15 posted on 08/01/2017 6:59:01 PM PDT by SharpRightTurn (Chuck Schumer--giving pond scum everywhere a bad name.)
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When I was in grad school, my program has 2 scholarships for which I could apply — the Minority Student scholarship and the Martin Luther King scholarship. I was flat-out told not to bother applying.


16 posted on 08/01/2017 6:59:13 PM PDT by ClearCase_guy (Islam: You have to just love a "religion" based on rape and sex slavery.)
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They need to take a hard look at civil service recruiting, hiring, and promoting also. Just sayin’


17 posted on 08/01/2017 6:59:51 PM PDT by Enterprise ("Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities." Voltaire)
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Well, it’s well past time to make universities defend their practice of discriminating against Asian students

There is a story that, back in the 1960s, Governor Ronald Reagan moved to make the California State University system totally color-blind. Reagan was told: "If you do that -- if we only admit students based on pure merit -- then the university system will be almost entirely Asian."

Reagan replied: "So?"

But the racist Liberals won the day and discrimination was allowed to continue.

18 posted on 08/01/2017 7:02:22 PM PDT by ClearCase_guy (Islam: You have to just love a "religion" based on rape and sex slavery.)
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Affirmative action run amok.


19 posted on 08/01/2017 7:02:40 PM PDT by chief lee runamok
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Bakke lives!


20 posted on 08/01/2017 7:03:13 PM PDT by jimfree (My17 y/o granddaughter continues to have more quality exec experience than an 8 year Obama.)
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