Schools could even grant preferences to students from certain schools selected for, among other things, their racial composition, the new document says.
If public universities want to grant preferences (racial, legacy or otherwise) they should give taxpayers their money back.Britton ManascoAustin, TexasSIR – America's legacy system is entirely inconsistent with the country's meritocratic ideals.
Harvard says that legacy preference is only ever a tie breaker in admissions; but with 17 applicants for every place there can be a lot of ties.All this and lacrosse tooMost of the country's research universities and liberal arts colleges grant preferences to legacy students; the practice seems widespread at universities just below the top tier.
One of the primary ways universities have attempted to increase the diversity of their student body is through "affirmative action" policies that grant preferences in admissions decisions to members of racial and ethnic minorities (Holzer and Neumark, 2000).
We believe it is simply racism disguised as a social value. . 2. We believe that policies that lower standards on the basis of race or gender create a disincentive to excellence and thereby encourage mediocrity. . 3. We believe that rights belong to people – not groups; therefore, we reject the notion of group-rights and policies that grant preferences based on race or gender.
RHINELANDER TRIAL IN FALL.; Court Grants Preference and Sets Date In November.
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He introduced a new tariff granting preference to British manufactures and negotiated commercial treaties.
Jack Flynn, a spokesman for HUD in Washington, said that Beverly Hills was granted preference because the federal government needed to "encourage other communities" to make the kind of commitment to the program made by Beverly Hills.
Doing the right thing---making recompense---Georgetown, one of America's elite universities, recently announced it will take a series of historically unprecedented steps, including granting preference in admission to the descendants of those 272 slaves who were sold, as well as to the descendants of those slaves who remained indentured to Georgetown and labored to its benefit.
