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Activists sue Harvard over legacy admissions after affirmative action ruling (www.cbsnews.com)

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A civil rights legal group is challenging legacy admissions at Harvard University, calling it racial discrimination.

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 years ago

It is similar to nepotism and is extremely common, if not universal, in private higher education in the US which is the context for this lawsuit.

I doubt it is limited to the US since we tend to copy practices from other countries that help the wealthy stay in power.