<i>Klainerman said that “to promote excellence in research and teaching, major American universities have to develop policies that are blind to considerations of race, ethnicity, religion, sex, socio-economic class and any other factor not relevant to intellectual achievement.”</i><p>Here is the problem with that logic. To say now in 2020 that the school should be colorblind does nothing to address the systemic racism that existed for hundreds of years. Princeton did not accept black students until after WWII[1], so several generations of blacks were denied entrance, despite being academically qualified. Their children and grandchildren are therefore denied the benefits of legacy admission (which currently runs at about 30% acceptance vs 5.8% for regular applicants[2]). In this example being colorblind still hurts some students (or helps others, if you see it that way) solely based on the color of their skin.<p>1. <a href="https://blogs.princeton.edu/reelmudd/2010/10/black-alumni-looking-back-1996/" rel="nofollow">https://blogs.princeton.edu/reelmudd/2010/10/black-alumni-lo...</a>
2. <a href="https://www.collegetransitions.com/blog/college-legacy/#:~:text=Princeton%2C%20with%20its%20minuscule%205.8,grant%20favor%20to%20legacy%20applicants" rel="nofollow">https://www.collegetransitions.com/blog/college-legacy/#:~:t...</a>.