Keeping Affirmative Action for the Military Won’t Guarantee Diversity
By Christian Collins, CLASP
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In its recent decision to ban race-conscious admissions policies at colleges and universities, the U.S. Supreme Court made one exception: military academies. The five schools led by the Army, Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard and the Merchant Marine hold “potentially distinct interests” in continuing affirmative action, Chief Justice John Roberts argued in the majority opinion. Having a diverse officer corps to lead a diverse group of enlisted service members, Roberts wrote, is vital to our national security interests.
Source URL: https://progressive.org/op-eds/keeping-affirmative-action-for-military-wont-guarantee-diversity-collins-231128/
