Word: mansfield
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Harvey C. Mansfield Jr. '53, Kenan professor of government, said he thought the decision was an indication of a trend away from affirmative action--a trend that could affect Harvard's admissions practices...
...language in the [Circuit Court] judge's opinion is altogether hostile to Harvard's current practices on affirmative action," Mansfield said. "It was in some sense validated by the Supreme Court when they refused to review...
...Mansfield, however, said Harvard's admissions policy is not that different from Texas...
...fact we've been using race not just as a balance tipper but as a decisive factor," said Mansfield. "We need to rethink our whole affirmative action policy...
...Mansfield also said he believes that the case signals the beginning of the end for affirmative action...