Favored minorities struggle when they might have thrived at less-selective schools.
The Supreme Court hears arguments this month in cases involving race-based admissions policies at Harvard and the University of North Carolina. Cue the “end is nigh” media reporting.
In anticipation of a decision this term, the Chronicle of Higher Education published a “diversity” issue with a cover that reads “After Affirmative Action: The imperiled future of race-conscious admissions.” In case you were wondering, the issue includes next to no diversity of opinion on the merits of affirmative action. The prevailing view in the academy is that affirmative action is an unalloyed good, and the only question is how much damage will be done to certain minorities if the court decides that racial double standards are unconstitutional.
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Jason L. Riley is a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute, a columnist at The Wall Street Journal, and a Fox News commentator. Follow him on Twitter here.
This piece originally appeared in The Wall Street Journal