ceejayoz 6 days ago

Harvard isn't the first to be targeted, nor will they be the last.

The American university system is undeniably impactful on American success over the last century. It would be tough to put any sort of exact number on it, but we can absolutely say "a shitload".

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nonethewiser 6 days ago

>The American university system is undeniably impactful on American success over the last century.

Merit based reforms would only help. What kind of DEI programs did Harvard have 100 years ago?

ceejayoz 6 days ago

> And merit based reforms would help continue this.

I look forward to some.

This ain't it.

nonethewiser 6 days ago

Ill settle for agreeing in principle that Harvard should be merit based

foldr 5 days ago

> What kind of DEI programs did Harvard have 100 years ago?

Amongst others, legacy admissions and discrimination against Jews, Catholics and non-whites. Let’s not pretend that Harvard’s admissions process, or American society more generally, was some kind of perfect meritocracy in 1925.