IT IS no mystery why university entrance policies generate so much angst in America. Space at elite colleges is limited, and the degrees they confer can transform lives. Well-meaning people are divided on whether universities should simply teach the best-performing students, or try to craft a more diverse ruling class. It is also no secret that Jeff Sessions, the attorney-general, is more sceptical of race-based affirmative-action policies than some predecessors.
A fuss was thus inevitable when news broke of an internal memo at the Department of Justice (DoJ) seeking staff lawyers to examine a lawsuit filed by Asian-American groups for racial discrimination against Harvard University. To date, the DoJ probe seems modest in scope. But the scare has led defenders of affirmative action to wonder what would happen if the current order fell. Affirmative action has already been banned in eight states, representing more than a...Continue reading
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