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When States Ban Affirmative Action, White People Profit The Most (www.theroot.com)
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A new report from The Washington Post shows just how The Supreme Court's federal ban hurts students of color.

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[–] stopthatgirl7@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

They weren’t disadvantaged by AA.

They were disadvantaged by legacy admissions.

[–] BombOmOm@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago

[Asians] weren’t disadvantaged by AA.

"The First Circuit found that Harvard’s consideration of race has resulted in fewer admissions of Asian-American students. Respondents’ assertion that race is never a negative factor in their admissions programs cannot withstand scrutiny."