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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Interesting.  
 
"The committee offered dozens of recommendations, like expanding financial aid, reducing admissions preferences, zealously protecting free speech and adjusting grading policies."
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Which admissions preferences will go?  Legacy?  Athletics?[/quote]

Athletics brings in a disproportionately high percentage of underrepresented groups, who might not otherwise attend a university.

That's not the gotcha answer you think it is.

And the rich families that get legacy admissions also fund a significant of school infrastructure that benefits all students, as well as funding significant numbers of scholarships to help poor and minority kids to attend college [/quote]

Wait, you think athletes at these schools are disproportionately URM?   
They are disproportionately white. and they are disproportionately affluent.  [/quote]

In numbers yes. I proportion to other races in certain sports absolutely not.[/quote]

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