Biden Vows to Rein In ‘Privilege’ in Colleges, But Here’s What He Did for His Granddaughter

Special treatment for me, but not for thee?

President Joe Biden last week blasted the Supreme Court’s decision on Thursday ruling against affirmative action programs at Harvard and the University of North Carolina, a decision that could remake higher education policies across the country.

In a speech following the court’s decision, Biden also pledged to crack down on elite universities’ practice of “legacy admissions,” in which relatives of previous graduates are given preferential treatment in admissions.

“Practices like legacy admissions and other systems expand privilege instead of opportunity,” Biden said.

President Biden said let’s have a real conversation about affirmation action

Let’s talk about legacy admissions and by the way I already told Education Secretary Miguel Cardona to look into it pic.twitter.com/Mqb0qSLzxt

— Qondi (@QondiNtini) June 29,

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