Michigan infamously had an affirmative action program

by CK08, Monday, March 01, 2021, 12:10 (1141 days ago) @ BillyGoat

overturned by SCOTUS almost 20 years ago.

It was pretty heavy handed. Being black was worth more in their points system than a 1600 SAT. And my recollection is that Asian applicants actually had points deducted (though that could be wrong).

But maybe it was necessary. Their mission ostensibly includes educating kids from Detroit and Flint, not just West Bloomfield and Long Island.

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"UT needs rich donors" - Jim (fisherj08), 2021-03-01, 07:46
- It's fun that Critical Race Theory has become such a bugbear - HCE, 2021-03-01, 09:07
  - I think race conscious admissions are illegal - omahadomer, 2021-03-01, 14:14
    - There's a running theme in the twitterverse - Mark, 2021-03-01, 15:47
    - Doesn’t guarantee UT - terribletr, 2021-03-01, 14:32
      - That makes sense -- - omahadomer, 2021-03-01, 16:53
    - Yeah. I'm no longer even mildly surprised that these - BillyGoat, 2021-03-01, 14:29
      - At some point the accusation loses power when there - terribletr, 2021-03-01, 14:36
  - Did 3 semesters of CRT-based seminars in grad school - Mike (bart), 2021-03-01, 10:11
    - Good point, and that absolution has become an industry - HCE, 2021-03-01, 10:56
      - Nice word -- - omahadomer, 2021-03-01, 16:57
      - Agree. And, re: the Right - Mike (bart), 2021-03-01, 11:02
    - It is imperative for actually understanding - IrishGuard, 2021-03-01, 10:44
      - It's invaluable to literary studies - HCE, 2021-03-01, 11:12
  - That 6% number was pretty shocking, but it's a tiny bit - BillyGoat, 2021-03-01, 09:59
    - Compare that to the population of the states - Jeff (BGS), 2021-03-02, 07:47
    - Michigan infamously had an affirmative action program - CK08, 2021-03-01, 12:10
      - Most of the "race neutral" points were de facto for whites. - Publicola, 2021-03-02, 06:58
        
        Good points - CK08, 2021-03-02, 08:03
        
        Right, and then there are the biases of standardized tests - HCE, 2021-03-02, 08:24
        
        I had an eye opening moment in high school - CK08, 2021-03-02, 09:10
      - I don't think anybody got points deducted -- - omahadomer, 2021-03-01, 17:05
- This quote is a whole other level... - BillyGoat, 2021-03-01, 09:02
  - A similarly awful quote - Chris (HCC), 2021-03-01, 09:18
    - "Where everything is in their favor". Wakanda, perhaps? - IrishGuard, 2021-03-01, 14:59
- These people exist everywhere. - Silk, 2021-03-01, 08:56
  - I am genuinely happy ND is not bound by FOIA laws - Jim (fisherj08), 2021-03-01, 09:30
    - I'm old enough to remember the day Tyrone Willingham - hobbs, 2021-03-01, 17:21

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Michigan infamously had an affirmative action program