US Domestic Politics & Its Global Effects
เปิดโปง: การกีดกันเด็กเอเชียในมหาวิทยาลัยชั้นนำของสหรัฐ เบื้องหลังการศึกษาที่ไม่เท่าเทียม
Summary
The policy commonly called reverse affirmative action required Asian-American applicants to score significantly above other groups.
The gap cited runs from about 140 to 450 points, even where the applicant’s record and qualifications were complete.
The talk closes on the US Supreme Court ruling, which changed the terms of the whole question.
Key points
The gap is a number, not a feeling
The argument runs on admissions data disclosed in court rather than on testimony.
Discrimination produced by a well-intentioned policy
The effect on one group was not in the original intent, which is what makes the case hard.
The objection came from across the political spectrum
It is not a straightforward left-right issue, which is part of how it reached the Supreme Court.
The ruling changed the rules, not the outcomes overnight
Admissions is an adaptive system; the real effect shows up in the following cohorts.