Harvard Asian-American discrimination case opens with packed courtroom
Whatever your views on affirmative action, this logic is hard to follow:<p><i>Harvard&#x27;s legal team denied any discrimination in its opening statement at Boston&#x27;s federal courthouse, saying race is just one factor that&#x27;s considered and can only help a student&#x27;s chances of getting admitted.</i><p>For institutions that have a limited number of slots available, it&#x27;s impossible to say race can only help an applicant. I&#x27;m not making a value judgement here, just balancing a math equation. If we determine as a society that taking action to correct our structural biases is warranted, then own it. Not just the plus, but also the minus.