In the wake of the Supreme Court’s decision to hear SFFA and anti-civil rights activist Edward Blum’s challenge of Harvard’s race-conscious admissions, we stand firmly in defense of race-conscious admissions and affirmative action, which the Court has long upheld. Affirmative action not only enriches educational environments, but is a moral imperative in addressing the structural and historical factors that shape each college applicant. Pretending race does not impact a student’s life and educational experience only entrenches existing inequalities and is the opposite of fair and just.
Edward Blum and SFFA have spent decades finding different ways to abolish affirmative action through the courts. Their new effort to weaponize accusations of anti-Asian discrimination in the admissions process is simply another attempt in their reactionary campaign against affirmative action. We stand against them. We stand with a Coalition For A Diverse Harvard and other organizations speaking up. We stand with Harvard. We stand with schools and students across the country. We stand in defense of diversity. We stand in defense of affirmative action.
Sincerely,
Harvard College Democrats Executive Board