“Through the case that was just litigated up to the Supreme Court, we learned quite a bit about Harvard’s admission system that had previously been hidden from view.”
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Through the case that was just litigated up to the Supreme Court, we learned quite a bit about Harvard’s admissions system that had previously been hidden from view. So we, along with other groups, represented students and alumni of color that were supportive of the affirmative action program at Harvard, and in that litigation, a lot of evidence was uncovered that shed light on all of the ways in which Harvard’s admissions process works.
You’re exactly right that many colleges and institutions at this point have done away with legacy preferences and donor preferences or have never used them in the first place. Particularly over the past eight to 10 years, we have seen significant movement away from those unfair and undeserved preferences. The trend line is clear, and Harvard is on the wrong side of history.
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