Universities accused of racial bias against non blacks in admissions

A group that fights race-based admissions policies at colleges says Ohio State and Miami universities discriminate against white and Asian students by favoring black applicants.

The Center for Equal Opportunity released a study this morning that it says shows that the schools treat undergraduate students with similar academic records differently.

It says black students were favored at Miami by a ratio of 10-1 over white students with similar ACT scores, and that the ratio at Ohio State was 8-to-1. When comparing students with similar SAT scores, the group found a ratio of 8-1 ratio at Miami and 3-to-1 at Ohio State.

"The study shows that many, many students are rejected in favor of students with lower test scores and grades, and the reason is that they have the wrong skin color or their ancestors came from the wrong countries," CEO chairwoman Linda Chavez said in a statement.
A group that fights race-based admissions policies at colleges says Ohio State and Miami universities discriminate against white and Asian students by favoring black applicants.

The Center for Equal Opportunity released a study this morning that it says shows that the schools treat undergraduate students with similar academic records differently.

It says black students were favored at Miami by a ratio of 10-1 over white students with similar ACT scores, and that the ratio at Ohio State was 8-to-1. When comparing students with similar SAT scores, the group found a ratio of 8-1 ratio at Miami and 3-to-1 at Ohio State.

"The study shows that many, many students are rejected in favor of students with lower test scores and grades, and the reason is that they have the wrong skin color or their ancestors came from the wrong countries," CEO chairwoman Linda Chavez said in a statement.

http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2011/02/14/OSU-Miami-University-racial-preferences-admissions.html?sid=101

What about university legacy admissions, which reduces tuition for the children of alumni? Who are historically white, which helps to keep the school the same color it has always been, white, basic affirmative action for white people; not to mention the fact that minorities are often from under-performing schools and have to work harder to learn in these environments than white students with all sorts of other advantages. How else do we truly level the playing field if we are not willing to address institutionalized bigotry that goes both ways even to this day?

There's a policy of legacy admissions for rich, unqualified children of alumnus? The deuce you say!