Opponents of diversity claim qualified applicants are denied admission unfairly in order to admit less qualified candidates on the basis of race or culture.
All admissions policies are inherently unfair since every admission policy discriminates. Thus, the true test is not whether an admission policy discriminates, but whether the policy discriminates unfairly and whether that discrimination is appropriate for the institution and its purposes.
The purpose of the Naval Academy is clear: to train its...
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Celebrate diversity? - 2009-11-20 19:32:35
You should admit people based on their merit, whether shown by academics or otherwise. Clearly someone at the Academy saw Ripley's promise notwithstanding (what I gather) were less than stellar academics.
"Diversity" as practiced today, on the other hand, is a tremendously destructive power in our society because it elevates a persons genetic difference over their true potential for excellence. So, for example, a city practicing "diversity" might pick a police officer based on their race, rather than test scores. Just an example.
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