A Radical Plan to Combat Inequality in College Admissions

“I'm hardly alone in thinking admissions to be unfair. Many observers have decried legacy admissions policies as an impediment to fairness. Others, especially on the right, point the finger at affirmative action, claiming that considering race undermines what is meant to be a meritocratic process. But seldom do higher education administrators or members of the public step back to consider that the foundations on which both of these critiques rest could be fundamentally flawed.”