Grutter v. Bollinger was the landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision
that upheld the University of Michigan Law School's racial admissions
policy. Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, writing for the majority, said the
U.S. Constitution "does not prohibit the Law School's narrowly tailored
use of race in admissions decisions to further a compelling interest in
obtaining the educational benefits that flow from a diverse student
body." But what are the educational benefits of a diverse student body?
Intellectuals argue that diversity is necessary for academic excellence, but what's the evidence? For example, Japan is a nation bereft of diversity in any activity. Close to 99 percent of its population is of one race. Whose students do you think have higher academic achievement -- theirs or ours? According to the 2009 Program for International Student Assessment, the academic performance of U.S. high-school students in reading, math and science pales in comparison with their diversity-starved counterparts in Japan.
http://townhall.com/columnists/walterewilliams/2013/06/19/unasked-and-unanswered-questions-n1621740/page/full
Intellectuals argue that diversity is necessary for academic excellence, but what's the evidence? For example, Japan is a nation bereft of diversity in any activity. Close to 99 percent of its population is of one race. Whose students do you think have higher academic achievement -- theirs or ours? According to the 2009 Program for International Student Assessment, the academic performance of U.S. high-school students in reading, math and science pales in comparison with their diversity-starved counterparts in Japan.
http://townhall.com/columnists/walterewilliams/2013/06/19/unasked-and-unanswered-questions-n1621740/page/full
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