Strange. The report the article discusses shows that whites are, relative to their share of the population, underrepresented at top-200 colleges [1, page 13]. And this counts Jewish students as white - if one counts them separately, the numbers are even more stark, at least judging by 2023 Ivy League admissions, where non-Jewish whites were the most under-represented group, despite having the 2nd/3rd highest SAT scores [2].
Yet the report ignores this, saying only [1, page 15]: Data on who benefits from legacy preferences is severely limited, but some research has found that the advantage goes mainly to wealthy White applicants;
Are they not curious why, despite benefiting from high SAT scores and legacy status and "inherited advantage", whites are still under-represented? The group that produced the report, Class Action, claims to be about equity [3] - isn't it then their job description to care?
[3] Class Action is a student-driven organization of student, alumni, faculty, and civil society leaders organizing for a new academic social contract: one that rebuilds public trust by embracing inclusion over exclusivity, public service over private gain, and opportunity over inherited advantage. - https://www.joinclassaction.us/s-projects-side-by-side
Strange. The report the article discusses shows that whites are, relative to their share of the population, underrepresented at top-200 colleges [1, page 13]. And this counts Jewish students as white - if one counts them separately, the numbers are even more stark, at least judging by 2023 Ivy League admissions, where non-Jewish whites were the most under-represented group, despite having the 2nd/3rd highest SAT scores [2].
Yet the report ignores this, saying only [1, page 15]: Data on who benefits from legacy preferences is severely limited, but some research has found that the advantage goes mainly to wealthy White applicants;
Are they not curious why, despite benefiting from high SAT scores and legacy status and "inherited advantage", whites are still under-represented? The group that produced the report, Class Action, claims to be about equity [3] - isn't it then their job description to care?
[1] https://www.joinclassaction.us/post/a-first-look-at-college-...
[2] https://archive.org/details/ivy_league
[3] Class Action is a student-driven organization of student, alumni, faculty, and civil society leaders organizing for a new academic social contract: one that rebuilds public trust by embracing inclusion over exclusivity, public service over private gain, and opportunity over inherited advantage. - https://www.joinclassaction.us/s-projects-side-by-side
It must not fit the narrative.