[rbecker]

Since the press release didn't bother to, lets compare UC Berkeley's (UCB) admissions [1] to California's demographics (CAL) for 2018 [2], to see how much work on diversity they have left to do:

                    UCB %    CAL %   UCB/CAL
  Black              5.04     5.51   0.92
  American Indian    0.44     0.35   1.27
  Latino            28.93    39.29   0.74
  Pacific Islander   0.18     0.36   0.49
  Asian             42.43    14.52   2.92
  White             18.53    36.64   0.51

That's odd. The press release doesn't mention them doing anything about correcting the under-representation of white students, despite them being tied with Pacific Islanders for most under-represented. In fact, they're not even counted as an under-represented group (URG) in their tables [1].

Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.

[1] https://www.ucop.edu/institutional-research-academic-plannin...

[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_California

[fxtentacle]

I suppose that might due to ideology, similar to how the 2nd and 3rd wave of feminism see things differently.

Do you want to ensure a fair future by enforcing equal treatment now? Or do you want to rectify past wrongs by temporarily discriminating in the opposite direction?

If the current student body was 90% white, then you'd need a very low white admission rate to get it down to 36% like the CA average.

[yostrovs]

It depends who you ask your questions. If it's a poor white guy with family who came here from Albania, maybe he shouldn't care about "past wrongs"?

[raxxorrax]

Consequentialism on the back of young adults is a crime in my opinion. It tries but fails to justify discrimination. The reason might be different compared to other authoritarian regimes, but the sense of superiority is exactly the same.