Supreme Court rejects affirmative action in ruling on universities using race in admissions decisions

[TBoneTX 45,248]

Asian Americans Celebrate Affirmative Action Ruling With 5-Minute Study Break

 

[...] "We're really letting it all hang out today!" said Stephen Chen.  "An unprecedented court ruling calls for an unprecedented celebration.  We've never let the kids have a break from their studies — especially not an entire five minutes!"  [...]

 

https://babylonbee.com/news/asian-americans-celebrate-supreme-court-ruling-with-5-minute-study-break

[Pooky 3,780]

On 6/30/2023 at 11:09 AM, Dashinka said:

Wait, I always hear the Democrats/Left are all about tolerance, and are the “Big Top” Party.  Are you saying this is not the case?

 

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If the left are the “Big Top” party, that means all the clowns are on the inside! 🤡

[TBoneTX 45,248]

6 minutes ago, Pooky said:

all the clowns are on the inside

And they have been, for many years.

[TBoneTX 45,248]

Elizabeth Warren Says Without Affirmative Action, A Native American Girl Like Herself Would Never Have Been Accepted To Rutgers

 

"I would have been trapped in a life of growing corn and tanning buffalo hides," explained Senator Warren.  "For me, affirmative action was the difference between Rutgers and the reservation."

 

https://babylonbee.com/news/elizabeth-warren-says-without-affirmative-action-a-native-american-girl-like-herself-would-never-have-been-accepted-to-rutgers

[TBoneTX 45,248]

Announcement: Now That Affirmative Action Is Illegal, We At The Babylon Bee Are Firing All Our Female Employees

 

[...] Since we are always careful to comply with the law, we at The Babylon Bee have decided to part ways with all our female employees.  [...]

 

https://babylonbee.com/news/announcement-now-that-affirmative-action-is-illegal-we-at-the-babylon-bee-are-firing-all-our-female-employees

[Dashinka 24,479]

Hmm, state media contributing to the divide.  Btw, I highly doubt the Asians that had Ivy League credentials could have been fooled so easily.

 

NPR: Whites fooled Asians into believing affirmative action hurt them

 

https://hotair.com/david-strom/2023/07/03/npr-whites-fooled-asians-into-believing-affirmative-action-hurt-them-n562151

[Nature Boy 2.0 8,370]

4 hours ago, Dashinka said:

Hmm, state media contributing to the divide.  Btw, I highly doubt the Asians that had Ivy League credentials could have been fooled so easily.

 

NPR: Whites fooled Asians into believing affirmative action hurt them

 

https://hotair.com/david-strom/2023/07/03/npr-whites-fooled-asians-into-believing-affirmative-action-hurt-them-n562151

as a person married to an Asian I can attest to, you know the thing

[Dashinka 24,479]

Hmm, so legacy and privileged admissions are bad, except….

 

The interesting thing is this sort of reads like the entire college admissions scandal, didn’t some self-important people serve time over that?

 

Joe Biden Opposes ‘Privilege’ In Admissions Despite Reportedly Getting Granddaughter Into Ivy League School

 

Maisy Biden texted her father, Hunter Biden, on October 31, 2018, about her early application to UPenn. “I applied early decision to Penn today!!” she wrote. Over the following months, Joe and Hunter Biden worked to get Maisy into the school by meeting with Gutmann directly.

 

“I’m going to try to see Pres GUTMANN tomorrow,” Joe Biden texted Hunter on December 13, 2018. Soon after, Joe Biden texted his son saying that he “had a great talk with Gutmann” and “Maisy still in the game for regular acceptance. But must do well in class this period. It’s real.”

 

Hunter Biden reportedly told his daughter the positive news and suggested she show interest in playing lacrosse at the school. “I also think it would help if you had lax coach talk to their lax coach,” he said.

 

https://dailycaller.com/2023/07/03/joe-biden-granddaughter-upenn-opposes-privilege-admissions/

[TBoneTX 45,248]

Man Who Claims He Tricked His Way Into Med School by Pretending to Be Black Thinks SCOTUS Got It Right on Affirmative Action

 

https://redstate.com/bobhoge/2023/07/09/man-who-claims-he-tricked-his-way-into-med-school-by-pretending-to-be-black-thinks-scotus-got-it-right-on-affirmative-action-n774029

[Dashinka 24,479]

Progress?  Personally I think all this D.I.E. stuff is teetering on the edge at least in the business world, but I guess not so much in the University system.

 

California universities have found a way to circumvent the state's long-held affirmative action laws

 

Many applications for the University of California school system’s faculty jobs include submitting a statement of allegiance to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) to be considered, despite the fact that race-based employment and admissions policies at public universities have been outlawed in the state since 1996.

 

UC Santa Cruz, UC Irvine, and UC Berkeley’s point system for evaluating potential employees prefer applicants with “clear knowledge of … dimensions of diversity that result from different identities,” a “consistent track record” in advancing DEI, and experiences in aiding “underrepresented individuals.” 

 

Despite state laws against affirmative action at public universities and other state institutions, diversity statement requirements can serve as a way to manipulate the racial makeup of a hiring pool, without directly discriminating based on race. 

 

UC's own research shows this. 

 

Data from UC Berkeley shows that using DEI statements in applicant screening reliably results in fewer Asian American and White applicants being shortlisted for hiring. In fact, since aggressively employing these practices in faculty hiring, the university has seen a notable increase in Black and Hispanic hires, and a decrease in White and Asian hires.

 

https://www.campusreform.org/article?id=23700

[TBoneTX 45,248]

8 hours ago, Dashinka said:

diversity statement requirements can serve as a way to manipulate the racial makeup of a hiring pool, without directly discriminating based on race. 

Wonder what would happen if a university decided to admit applicants strictly on the basis of their percentage of the population.