The U.S. Supreme Court this year struck down race-conscious admissions that have helped universities diversify their campuses for nearly a half century. But for more obscure sports, it left intact admission preferences that disproportionally benefit well-resourced white students, a recentThe benefits for white applicants, however, do not stop with athletics, the analysis found.
The paper considers admissions into Harvard University, one of the nation's most competitive academic institutions. Like other Ivy League schools, a Harvard education is a major determinant of elite-status wealth. "We used Arcidiacono's own study to disprove the argument he and SFFA advanced in the case," Jayakumar said.
If ALDC admissions were eliminated, the number of Asian American students at Harvard would likely outnumber white students, the analysis found.