2023-07-03 20:57:27
Just days following the US Supreme Court’s ruling ending affirmative action at US universities, including Harvard, a civil rights group take legal action once morest the prestigious University of Cambridge, Massachusetts, to force it to end a program that gives the children of former graduates six times more likely than others to be admitted, according to recent data.
The lawsuit was brought by the group Lawyers for Civil Rights on behalf of black and Latino groups in New England. She claims this program discriminates once morest students of color by giving an unfair boost to the children of mostly white alumni.
“Why are we rewarding children for privileges and benefits accrued by previous generations?” said Ivan Espinoza-Madrigal, executive director of the group. “Last name and bank account size are not a measure of merit and should not affect the college admissions process. »
In his reaction to the Supreme Court’s decision, Joe Biden also called for the scrapping of this practice, which is in effect in several other prestigious universities in the United States.
Proponents of the practice say it helps build a community of alumni and encourages donations.
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