Affirmative Action is About More Than Acceptance Letters
Notes from America with Kai Wright
The Function of American Higher Education
After the ruling dropped, Amane tweeted a question that I think is also a useful baseline for our conversation. You asked, what is the function of American higher education? Is it merely a zone of capitalistic competition? Or do we hope that it serves to create a competent and decent body of professionals?" Why is that the question that was on your mind right after the ruling? It was really this simultaneous, I think what Nick said is absolutely true. There's these two dynamics at work here.
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