BUSINESS INSIDER
by Peter Jacobs
May 20, 2015

Top universities such as Harvard have “double standards” in their admissions policies for “favored minorities” such as black students and Hispanic students, an op-ed published Wednesday in The Wall Street Journal argues. “There is strong evidence that racial balance is the highest priority at schools like Harvard, and holistic admissions are used to obscure the racial bean-counting necessary to obtain the desired racial mix,” Jason L. Riley, a Manhattan Institute senior fellow, writes. Tellingly, Riley’s opinion piece is called “The New Jews of Harvard Admissions” – a reference to the university’s well-documented policies to keep out Jewish students during the early 20th century. Riley’s op-ed follows a federal civil-rights complaint filed last week by an alliance of Asian-American groups, who claim top-tier universities such as Harvard use racial quotas to deny high-performing Asian students admission in favor of other racial groups. READ MORE