Thread by @RWPUSA

There’s plenty of anti-Asian bias in elite universities (just ask Amy Wax). But gutting affirmative action for other discriminated against groups is not the answer.

Affirmative Action: Supreme Court to consider landmark challenge to Harvard and UNC cnn.com/2022/01/24/pol…

Anti-Asian bias in academia is real. Instead of gutting affirmative action for other discriminated against minorities, elite universities that receive federal funds should be required to end admissions preferences for faculty children and rich alumni.

A university that solicits applications (and application fees) and has an undisclosed admissions preference for children of faculty and rich alumni is defrauding other applicants. That's what DOJ and state AG's need to look into, not fully disclosed affirmative action programs.

Elite university faculty in particular lobby in their kids and sometimes grandkids. Subpoenas would uncover the emails and other communications. This should be the focus rather than attacking affirmative action for discriminated against minorities.

If the Supreme Court strikes down affirmative action in private universities without dealing with the faculty brat problem and rich alumni who lobby their kids in, we might was well just call the universities restricted country clubs (which they already are for most part anyway).

If you are a White applicant denied admission to an elite university this Spring, it's far more likely that your spot was taken by a White faculty brat, alumni kid, or friend of faculty/administrators than by an African American or Hispanic applicant. Let's get real about this.