Harvard's Racial Admission Bias?

There was a formal discrimination complaint filed against Harvard last Friday. The main complaint was towards Asian- Americans. They are claiming that the quota that Harvard has for Asian-Americans is an extremely low rate. Those filing the complaint have a third party researcher that has evidence that Asian-Americans have to score higher on their SAT exams than other racial groups. They have to score 140 points higher than Caucasians, 270 points higher than Hispanics, and 450 points higher than African-Americans. Asian-Americans currently have the lowest acceptance rate at Harvard because they are held to such a high standard. Those filing the complaint are asking for the Department of Education to launch a full investigation into Harvard's admissions process.

Harvard is denying all allegations. They say that their admission's policy complies completely to the law. Officials have said that the percent of Asian Americans has risen from 17.6 to 21 percent.

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In 2003, Grutter v. Bollinger was a Supreme Court case where the issue laid in the diversity of university. Grutter accused the university of violating her Equal Protection rights because they rejecting her application. The Supreme Court decided that the higher education institutions have an interest in promoting diversity, and that Grutter's rights were not violated. The complaint against Harvard may not have any bearing because of this precedent set by the Grutter v. Bollinger.



Comments from Allen:
This issue has been around for decades.  Once affirmative action was initiated in colleges, the question arose: What about Asians?  If you favor one ethnic group for any reason, you are in fact disfavoring another ethnic group.  If the argument is raised that whites have benefited from past years of discrimination against blacks, as a justification for affirmative action, this rationale does not work at all for Asians.  Asians have traditionally fared better than other ethnic groups in colleges, so affirmative action has had a very adverse impact on Asians.

Many, myself included, favor college admissions based on merit alone: no checking a box concerning ethnicity.  No photographs of the student to accompany the application.  The Civil Rights Act passed 50 years ago, and passed after the stern admonition from Dr. King that people should be judged on the content of their character, not the color of their skin.  Affirmative action is an explicit form of racism, and the Asian students in this lawsuit are victims of that form of racism.

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Sources for more information:
http://www.capitalberg.com/harvard-accused-of-discrimination-against-asian-americans/23930/

http://www.cnn.com/2015/05/17/us/harvard-asian-americans-discrimination-complaint/

 http://www.foxnews.com/us/2015/05/17/asian-groups-filed-federal-complaint-against-harvard-over-admission-practices/

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2015/05/16/asian-american-groups-accuse-harvard-of-racial-bias-in-admissions/27438565/

http://www.uscourts.gov/about-federal-courts/educational-resources/supreme-court-landmarks

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/answer-sheet/wp/2015/05/16/asian-americans-file-complaint-alleging-discrimination-in-harvard-admissions/

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