Supreme Court Backs Michigan Affirmative Action Ban

PJ_Soul

Affirmative action in universities is bullshit IMO. Should be based on GPA.

PJ_Soul

gimmesometruth27 said:

Jason P said:

gimmesometruth27 said:

Jason P said:

So the ban has been in place since 2006 ... have there been any real fallout since then in admissions?

yes.

Are there any statistics that back that up?

i have seen articles about how minority enrollment in the michigan state schools dropped significantly since 2006. i will try to find them when i have time to look for them. i am sure recent articles talking about this story have some stats in them.

But enrollments overall have been declining since then - at least they have been in Canada. They've been reducing minimum entrance GPA requirements for years now because they can't fill seats otherwise unless you're talking about prestigious schools. It's because more and more people are recognizing that trade or professional school is way more useful, and also that a university degree isn't nearly as valuable as it used to be given the time and money it takes to get one. Especially in the arts. Did the articles you read compare the decline between minorities and non-minorities?

PJ_Soul

Jason P said:

gimmesometruth27 said:

Jason P said:

mikepegg44 said:

gimmesometruth27 said:

Jason P said:

gimmesometruth27 said:

Jason P said:

So the ban has been in place since 2006 ... have there been any real fallout since then in admissions?

yes.

Are there any statistics that back that up?

i have seen articles about how minority enrollment in the michigan state schools dropped significantly since 2006. i will try to find them when i have time to look for them. i am sure recent articles talking about this story have some stats in them.

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-09-24/black-enrollment-falls-as-michigan-rejects-affirmative-action.html

Any chance that skyrocketing tuition fees may have a much bigger impact?

but if there was no affirmative action, would it not make it more difficult for some minorities to get the tuition assistance to help cover said skyrocketing tuition?

I don't know. Does AA help secure grants or just enrollement?

There are still tons of grants and scholarships that only go to minority groups. And student loans are based on family income.

mickeyrat

Godfather. said:

the wall street journal ran this story.......not to say I trust this news source but it is what it is.
I don't do twiter or any other social media other than facebook and I don't put much info on that.


Godfather.

Rupert Murdoch owns the WSJ . You know the guy that also owns FoxNews?

buck502000

aa is reverse discrimination

PJ_Soul

buck502000 said:

aa is reverse discrimination

I agree.