Affirmative action policies are those in which an organization interacts in the efforts to improve opportunities for people who have not been represented equally and fairly. Institutions of high academic achievement, Affirmative Action points out to the admission policies that maintain equal access to education for any groups who have not been represented equally and fairly. It was intended to help minorities ensure that they are represented equally. However, despite the efforts that have been made to establish equal opportunity, the use of financial status as a factor in college admissions, nobody has taken action to eliminate of these policies and as a result it has greatly harmed students future in a bad way. Therefore we should get rid
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Racism gradually diminishes over time but in some areas of the United States, prejudice and racism are forgotten. Still, a bunch of Affirmative Action policies remain active, even when most people would agree they're no longer required and should be taken down. Sadly legislators take forever to make up their mind and must argue over every detail. It is really hard to get a bunch of individuals and a bunch of different branches of the United States government to come to an agreement on anything. Still lawmakers daily schedule often does not match those of the people. Yet still minority students, generally speaking, start with a disadvantage in their institution. Those students come from poverty-stricken families and have less opportunity to attend private schools. Some students raised in the inner cities must go through high crime and drug-infested areas. Hard-working students are capable as a wealthy student, but because of these disadvantages, they may not have the same qualifications but Affirmative action evens the playing field a …show more content…
Whether its women brought into the construction field, or poverty-stricken students into Ivy League schools, it is always great to give an opportunity to individuals to seek new areas of study or work that they may not have thought themselves. Antonio Cuyler states on the journal called the Journal of Arts Management Law & Society that, “The Civil Rights Project at the University of California at Los Angeles has prepared for this legal battle by examining minority graduate enrollments in California, Florida, Texas, and Washington State because of their bans on the consideration of race in admissions decisions. Across graduate programs in these four states, the enrollment of underrepresented minority groups has fallen by 12 percent (Schmidt 2010; Jaschik 2012;). Although affirmative action has received a great deal of negative press despite its benefits, affirmative action and diversity can help arts management achieve a well-prepared and diverse workforce for the arts.” The more that stereotypes change, the less Affirmative Action will be needed. Although colleges offer a vast majority of financial aid assistance to poverty-stricken students and offer on- campus support programs to improve their chances in being admitted in into the desired college, it is the student's responsibility to make their own efforts to ensure they have a good education
Racism gradually diminishes over time but in some areas of the United States, prejudice and racism are forgotten. Still, a bunch of Affirmative Action policies remain active, even when most people would agree they're no longer required and should be taken down. Sadly legislators take forever to make up their mind and must argue over every detail. It is really hard to get a bunch of individuals and a bunch of different branches of the United States government to come to an agreement on anything. Still lawmakers daily schedule often does not match those of the people. Yet still minority students, generally speaking, start with a disadvantage in their institution. Those students come from poverty-stricken families and have less opportunity to attend private schools. Some students raised in the inner cities must go through high crime and drug-infested areas. Hard-working students are capable as a wealthy student, but because of these disadvantages, they may not have the same qualifications but Affirmative action evens the playing field a …show more content…
Whether its women brought into the construction field, or poverty-stricken students into Ivy League schools, it is always great to give an opportunity to individuals to seek new areas of study or work that they may not have thought themselves. Antonio Cuyler states on the journal called the Journal of Arts Management Law & Society that, “The Civil Rights Project at the University of California at Los Angeles has prepared for this legal battle by examining minority graduate enrollments in California, Florida, Texas, and Washington State because of their bans on the consideration of race in admissions decisions. Across graduate programs in these four states, the enrollment of underrepresented minority groups has fallen by 12 percent (Schmidt 2010; Jaschik 2012;). Although affirmative action has received a great deal of negative press despite its benefits, affirmative action and diversity can help arts management achieve a well-prepared and diverse workforce for the arts.” The more that stereotypes change, the less Affirmative Action will be needed. Although colleges offer a vast majority of financial aid assistance to poverty-stricken students and offer on- campus support programs to improve their chances in being admitted in into the desired college, it is the student's responsibility to make their own efforts to ensure they have a good education