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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Okay so takeaway is:

Michigan = bad
Don't let your kids apply to it.

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Right? As a Michigan parent, this is not going to matter. Michigan is still (like all the other top schools) going to be a huge prize. My kid is having the time of his life and getting a great education. People are always thrilled for him that he got in and is there. This article isn't changing anything.[/quote]

He may be assumed to be a "DEI" grad by potential employers. [/quote]

Yes, we lie awake nights concerned about our white, top grades, econ major kid being pigeon-holed in this manor.
But seriously, as others have posted, we have no regrets about part of the tuition money we've spent going to fund this experiment (if it even has - didn't see where the funds came from). [b]Race relations in this country are fraught and complicated and Michigan is at least trying.[/b][/quote]

I’ll take them doing something imperfectly over doing nothing. 
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Yeah - not at the cost and reach of these programs. “Trying” is not good enough for billions spent.[/quote]

Meh. Many of the top schools were built and funded by the blood and sweat of black people.

They can spend a tiny fraction of their massive endowments to give it a go.

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It’s not a tiny fraction.  Did you read the article?  There aren’t funds for things like parking because of these initiatives.[/quote]

People can walk to the Arb with their legs.

America also wastes big money on parking.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_High_Cost_of_Free_Parking

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