Re:Harvard Is Wrong That Asians Have Terrible Personalities
by TAForObvReasons on Tuesday June 26, 2018 @04:40PM
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I don't necessarily disagree with the idea that Harvard's admission practices should include other factors, but if they are receiving tax breaks there should be a federal / state-level monitor to evaluate the admissions practices. It's ridiculous to apply arbitrary criteria while they enjoy tax exempt status.
If an educational institution wishes to apply capricious standards, let them pay taxes.
Re:Harvard Is Wrong That Asians Have Terrible Personalities
by JumpCrisscross on Tuesday June 26, 2018 @04:43PM
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> If an educational institution wishes to apply capricious standards, let them pay taxes
Race is a protected class. Converting to a taxable entity would not protect Harvard Admissions from being racist.
Re:Harvard Is Wrong That Asians Have Terrible Personalities
by workinthehead on Tuesday June 26, 2018 @04:59PM
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Whoosh. They're not being "racist". They're simply applying a "character test".
> "To prevent a dangerous increase in the proportion of Jews, I know at present only one way, which is at the same time straightforward and effective,” wrote A. Lawrence Lowell, Harvard’s president in the 1920s, “and that is a selection by a personal estimate of character on the part of the Admission authorities"