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Law? What Law? - U of M President Ignores MCRIBy JGillman, Section News
Ann Arbor is hardly a bastion of right wing sympathy, and in fact has been referred to with many different flavors of name calling suggesting socialist, communist, and otherwise far leftist philosophy. The population as a whole is decidedly left of center on most issues. It should come as no surprise that discover the leadership of the resident university is quite comfortable with that characteristic.
But at what point does having an opinion that differs from that of a majority of Michiganders become an action that differs with a rule of LAW? The Michigan Civil Rights Initiative which was passed in November of 2006 and became law December 22nd, that same year. The MCRI made illegal, the preferential practices based on race often used with university admissions. At least the case that spawned the initiative Gratz V. Bollinger was a result of the mechanisms of those university preferences.
But has it stopped the University of Michigan from basing its admissions on race? The MCRI is law, yet there may well be a purposeful attempt to ignore it, and continue practices Michigan residents had already found to be distasteful enough.. to make illegal.
In the University of Michigan Application, there is a Race / Ethnicity section (shown above) that is optional. But this is really not an issue with admissions, and is simply a statistical tool. Typically the data entry associated with this would have nothing to do with the selection of students and reviewers would never see it. There is another section which is quite an eye raiser. In fact enough so, that Michigan Alumni Michael Gillman (my father.. for those who might be curious) felt compelled to write Ward Connerly, the founder and the chairman of the American Civil Rights Institute, who was a strong advocate and supporter of Jen Gratz and the MCRI in 2006: (enclosure referenced directly below the letter)
re: University of Michigan Doesn't Give up!
Indeed the University does not give up. Perhaps it is the liberal mindset to support law until it contradicts their political philosophy? The question now revolves around the legality of the application's obvious use of this screening method. Given the Michigan Constitution now holds language barring such screening it seems an institution receiving public monies should perhaps stop receiving them, or.. the removal of such a device, or perhaps even better.. the leadership.. is necessary.
Law? What Law? - U of M President Ignores MCRI | 3 comments (3 topical, 0 hidden)
Law? What Law? - U of M President Ignores MCRI | 3 comments (3 topical, 0 hidden)
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