Hacker News with Generative AI: Affirmative Action

NYU.edu Defaced (nyu.edu)
On June 29 2023, racial affirmative action in college admissions was ruled illegal. Computer Niggy Exploitation (CNE) reveals NYU continued anyway.
Cybersecurity, Higher Education, Affirmative Action, Law
16 points by jeffalo 12 days ago | 6 comments
Did Yale, Princeton, and Duke Violate SFFA in Last Year's Admissions Cycle? (reason.com)
Following the Supreme Court's decision in SFFA in 2023, barring the use of racial preferences in admissions, admissions patterns at most elite universities followed the pattern one would expect: enrollment of black and Hispanic students declined, and enrollment of Asian-American students increased. Three major exceptions to this pattern are Yale, Princeton, and Duke. At each of these universities, enrollment of black students was basically flat, and enrollment of Asian-American students was actually down.
Higher Education, Law, Race, Affirmative Action
5 points by rahimnathwani 168 days ago | 2 comments
Harvard Students Are Better Than You (tracingwoodgrains.com)
Affirmative Action, I am told, ended the other day. Best wishes to those who celebrate.
Harvard University, Affirmative Action, Education, Social Commentary
6 points by barry-cotter 189 days ago | 1 comments
Yale, Princeton and Duke Are Questioned over Decline in Asian Students (nytimes.com)
The group that successfully sued Harvard to end affirmative action in university admissions last year is now threatening to investigate whether schools are complying with the new rules and to file lawsuits if it believes that they are not.
Education, Lawsuits, Affirmative Action, Asian Americans
40 points by mistersquid 197 days ago | 44 comments
Affirmative Action Was Banned. What Happened Next Was Confusing (nytimes.com)
When the Supreme Court ruled against race-conscious admissions, the expectation — based on statistical modeling presented in court — was that the proportion of Black students at highly selective schools would go down and the proportion of Asian American students would rise.
Affirmative Action, Education, Law, Supreme Court, Race
13 points by Tomte 202 days ago | 9 comments
MIT's first freshman class since affirmative-action ban is less diverse (bbc.com)
Education, Diversity, Affirmative Action, MIT
25 points by donsupreme 222 days ago | 16 comments
With the end of affirmative action, MIT's incoming class better reflects merit (twitter.com)
Higher Education, Affirmative Action, Diversity
13 points by lopkeny12ko 224 days ago | 4 comments
At MIT, Black/Latino Enrollment Drops Sharply After Affirmative Action Ban (nytimes.com)
Education, Affirmative Action, Racial Demographics, Higher Education, MIT
7 points by yoyoyo1122 225 days ago | 2 comments