The Sad Irony Of Affirmative Action

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The Sad Irony Of Affirmative Action

Introduction

Author of “The Sad Irony of Affirmative Action”, Gail Heriot, is a Professor of Law at the University of San Diego School of Law. She has also been a member of the United States Commission on Civil Rights since 2007. She is the author of numerous academic and professional papers, and over thirty of them have been featured on the Social Science Research Network. She also is a columnist for National Review Magazine.

In “The Sad Irony of Affirmative Action”, Heriot delves into the consequences and shortcomings of Affirmative Action, specifically in the college admissions process.

Summary

Introducing her argument, Heriot states a few facts showing the apparent ineffectiveness of affirmative action– “If this evidence is correct, we now have fewer African-American physicians, scientists, and engineers than we would have had using race-neutral admissions policies. We have fewer college professors…

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