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Diversity has been a serious problem facing higher education
institutions in the United States. Affirmative action, which brought
people of color admission to the higher education institutions that were
historically close to them based on a number of racial and
socio-economic factors in the United States, has come under scrutiny for
being outdated, ineffective and biased.

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In a country where, “repeated
studies show that resumes with identifiably black names get fewer
interview offers than identical white resumes. Being identifiably black
hurts your chances worse than having a felony conviction (Mcardle,
2009),” what part does affirmative action play? Is it possible that the
United States has outgrown affirmative action policies and is there a
better way to promote diversity in higher education institutions?