The head of one of the best universities in the world says that affirmative
action means 'lower standards' http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/2016/05/16/lord-patten-uni http://www.businessinsider.com/oxford-chancellor-quotas-lower-s
In an interview with The Telegraph, Patten said that quotas lower standards:
I am in favor of universities recognizing their responsibilities for
promoting social inclusion. But I don’t think that if you want high-class
universities, you should expect them to lower their standards in order to
make up for some inadequacies in our secondary education system.
Nobody will explain to me how you can make a system of quotas work while
retaining the highest admissions standards. Quotas must mean lower standards
. There are better ways of addressing social inclusion at universities.
