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Jul 3, 2023Liked by Jadrian Wooten

We will see what happens to the plaintiffs case against Harvard for favoring legacies

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Jul 3, 2023Liked by Jadrian Wooten

Re Legacies & Donors: The irony of the Court’s decision is that they are perfectly fine with policies that statistically discriminate in favor of less qualified white applicants.

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Jul 3, 2023Liked by Jadrian Wooten

They have only banned race. A college can use legacy-status as a positive factor. Or whether the student went to an elite private school. Etc.

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The Vox podcast had an interesting discussion about what universities do going forward. Increased funding for recruitment and retention were the low hanging fruit, but they also briefly considered policy changes around prioritizing early decision applicants, recruited athletes, or legacy admissions.

I think eliminating legacy admissions may be the most costly move for colleges to increase diversity.

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