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On Thurs. June 29, 2023, the Supreme Court ruled that race-conscious admissions policies are unconstitutional and invoked the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment, stating that...
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>> mr. kippins, i am -- i am struck by this whole thing, because as i said in the open, the 1970s specifically from that time, the black population at harvard grew, as a direct result frankly of affirmative action programs. those alumni's children would in fact be considered legacy, should they apply to harvard. so, do you have any concern that getting rid of legacy admissions would eliminate a pipeline that some black families actually had access to them, and been building, and other families of color in recent decades? >> well, my response to that would be that we at lawyers for civil rights...
Benefits white and wealthy applicants the most. well, it's not hard to see why legacy admissions would benefit white up against the most. harvard with founded in 16 36, but did not graduate its first black student for over 230 years. and for a full century after that, harvard admitted fewer than 12 black undergrads a year. it actually wasn't until the 1970s, as affirmative action programs began to be implemented in harvard's black population began to rise, which is how you get charts like this. these charts show the racial makeup of applicants to harvard as of 2021. the blue side represent whi...