60 Minutes
Last night on 60 Minutes there was a story about affirmative action at the U of Michigan. Their admissions procedures include a scale of points (for example, 12 points for being valedictorian) that automatically gave 20 points to minorities.
The admissions director and I believe the provost repeatedly said that students in a diverse environment learn better, that being in a diverse environment was learning in and of itself, and that this justified their admissions procedures.
To me, this sounded like not only a criticism and/or indictment of predominantly white colleges, but historically black colleges as well.
Hide the sharp objects, and discuss....
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