In recent discussions of affirmative action, a controversial issue has been whether it promotes diversity, racial or economic, on campuses when pertaining to college admissions. On the one hand, some argue that affirmative action provides a benefit for those who historically endure discrimination. The people who argue this perspective often will quote historical documents to show the intense discrimination minorities faced. On the other hand, others argue that it is not beneficial. According to this view, affirmative action is not fair as it encourages the college admission board to accept you off your race and/or economic position. In summary, the issue is whether or not affirmative action properly promotes diversity on college campuses .
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Affirmative action, as a whole, is beneficial in some aspects and that is why it should be narrowed down to only a socioeconomic level. Although some might object that a socioeconomic viewpoint will not help diversify colleges, I would argue that it does. The advantages of such a plan are that it gives students with low incomes a better chance to get into a school of their choice. This advantage allows for schools to become diversified subconsciously, making the process as fair as possible. The issue of affirmative action is important because I believe that college admission should be as fair and equal as possible for every and any type of …show more content…
In these states colleges have been forced to adopt new admission techniques due to the ban on affirmative action. These plans are known as percent plans and they are there to help low-income students who place high in their graduating class. This strategy is very much like what a well structured socioeconomic affirmative action plan can look like. This is so because Richard D. Kahlenberg and Halley Potter, authors of A Better Affirmative Action: State Universities That Created Alternatives to Racial Preferences, writes that “These socioeconomic-based admissions and support strategies not only promoted greater economic diversity on campus but in most cases continued to deliver a racially diverse student body as well”(2014). In making this comment, the authors are arguing that an affirmative action on an economic level is working better than a race based preference. The authors are certainly correct because recent studies from a 2012 Century Foundation report show that seventy percent of the ten selected universities increased or maintained their respective minority percentages. As you can see, this type of affirmative action can work and it is more important now than ever. This is supported by Angel L. Harris, author of Wealth-based Affirmative action May Be the Best Alternative to Racial Preference, when he states that “...the median wealth for
Affirmative action, as a whole, is beneficial in some aspects and that is why it should be narrowed down to only a socioeconomic level. Although some might object that a socioeconomic viewpoint will not help diversify colleges, I would argue that it does. The advantages of such a plan are that it gives students with low incomes a better chance to get into a school of their choice. This advantage allows for schools to become diversified subconsciously, making the process as fair as possible. The issue of affirmative action is important because I believe that college admission should be as fair and equal as possible for every and any type of …show more content…
In these states colleges have been forced to adopt new admission techniques due to the ban on affirmative action. These plans are known as percent plans and they are there to help low-income students who place high in their graduating class. This strategy is very much like what a well structured socioeconomic affirmative action plan can look like. This is so because Richard D. Kahlenberg and Halley Potter, authors of A Better Affirmative Action: State Universities That Created Alternatives to Racial Preferences, writes that “These socioeconomic-based admissions and support strategies not only promoted greater economic diversity on campus but in most cases continued to deliver a racially diverse student body as well”(2014). In making this comment, the authors are arguing that an affirmative action on an economic level is working better than a race based preference. The authors are certainly correct because recent studies from a 2012 Century Foundation report show that seventy percent of the ten selected universities increased or maintained their respective minority percentages. As you can see, this type of affirmative action can work and it is more important now than ever. This is supported by Angel L. Harris, author of Wealth-based Affirmative action May Be the Best Alternative to Racial Preference, when he states that “...the median wealth for