It’s Time for an Honest Conversation About Affirmative Action
New York Times | Jay Caspian Kang
Caspian Kang claims that "when you apply the normative definition of discrimination...the evidence against Harvard on that front is, frankly, overwhelming." He also asks, "who, exactly, constitutes the Black and Latino student populations at elite colleges," raises the issue of wealth disparities, and notes how a demonstrated commitment to one's ethnicity among minority applicants positively impacts admission.