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Originally Posted by shinerbock
No, but I automatically think "affirmative action" when discussing universities trying to increase the on-campus diversity.
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That isn't always a safe assumption, since most people don't know the specific methods universities use to get a more diverse student body. Sometimes it is as simple as opening recruitment to predominently black or Hispanic high schools whose students have the test scores and grades but no one comes to talk to them about colleges. Also, some universities offer grants and scholarships that attract a more diverse student body.
The whites don't own those applicant slots in the first place. So a literal "replacing" of whites is taking place but that wording is a bit disturbing to me.
But truth be told "affirmative action" (in the broad sense) has been used for decades to keep some institutions predominently white.
