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Topic Reading-Vol.2283-7/12/2018

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2018/07/12 Topic Reading-Vol.2283-7/12/2018

Dear MEL Topic Readers,

Affirmative action: Trump ‘to scrap’ college racial bias policy

Preferential treatment to a certain group of people could mean unfair treatment to others, even though it was intended to maintain the diversity of the academic environment. Ever since an executive order to give preferential treatment to a disadvantaged group of people on federal hiring was signed by JFK back in 1961, affirmative action has been debated intensely especially for college admission guidelines. For example, students of affluent Asian-American families tend to score higher grades and advance to higher education because of their families’ intense focus on education compared with those of Latinos and African Americans families. As a result, prestigious universities like Harvard, whose admission rate is as low as 6%, have more qualified applicants from certain racial and family backgrounds over others. So, they set non-explicit guidelines to keep the diverse environment on their campus, which has made Asian-American students feel unfair.

While the world is becoming more diverged, the gap between the rich and poor seems to be widening and become overwhelming. And in the U.S., this topic is so controversial that each administration seems to have taken different actions.

Enjoy reading and think what is fair to all, opportunity or result.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-44703874

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