I don’t think the people celebrating this understand what might end up happening. Colleges still value diversity, as do many corporations. I was reading earlier that admissions may become more subjective to still achieve a diverse student body and workforce.
If colleges still ensure diversity remains, and more students of Asian heritage are accepted because of affirmative action being gone – what group has to shrink? It’s very well possible that by removing affirmative action, most colleges will admit fewer white students. I remember reading that the demographic who benefited most from affirmative action was actually white women, not a racial minority.
I suspect within the next 5 years we might see conservatives push a form of affirmative action to “preserve the country’s heritage”.
I don’t think the people celebrating this understand what might end up happening. Colleges still value diversity, as do many corporations. I was reading earlier that admissions may become more subjective to still achieve a diverse student body and workforce.
If colleges still ensure diversity remains, and more students of Asian heritage are accepted because of affirmative action being gone – what group has to shrink? It’s very well possible that by removing affirmative action, most colleges will admit fewer white students. I remember reading that the demographic who benefited most from affirmative action was actually white women, not a racial minority.
I suspect within the next 5 years we might see conservatives push a form of affirmative action to “preserve the country’s heritage”.