You could see this one coming, and the groups challenging legacy admissions have a point. From Tyler Durden at zerohedge.com:
Three Boston-area civil rights groups on Monday filed a complaint with the Education Department, asking it to end Harvard University’s “legacy” admissions practices, in which applicants get special treatment if they are relatives of alumni or donors.
The groups say legacy policies favor white applicants at the expense of blacks, Hispanics and Asians. Citing a Duke University research paper, the 31-page complaint says that “nearly 70% of donor-related applicants are white, and nearly 70% of legacy applicants are also white.” Those applicants are, respectively, nearly 7 and nearly 6 times more likely to be admitted than non-legacy applicants.
“Harvard’s practice of giving a leg-up to the children of wealthy donors and alumni – who have done nothing to deserve it – must end,” said Michael Kippins, an attorney with Lawyers for Civil Rights (LCR). The public agrees: a 2022 Pew Research poll found 75% oppose legacy admissions.
The Teddy K. quote about the college educated being the most cowardly and indoctrinated comes to mind.
Ted at 17 years old was tapped by Harvard psychologist Henry A. Murray to take part in a study regarding stress on the human psyche.
Hmm…so hmm.