Panic among beneficiaries of racial preferences as implications of Harvard decision become apparent
The Post reports that the decision in Ultima Services Corp. produced a full-blown panic from owners of minority businesses. The Small Business Administration dutifully responded by gearing up to review essays in which minority contractors can explain “how race has hindered their success.”
Sound familiar? It should. In light of the Supreme Court s decision in the Harvard case, colleges and universities hope that essays by black and Hispanic applicants about their alleged disadvantages will enable these institutions to keep preferring such applicants based on their race and ethnicity. As we discussed here, the Supreme Court majority opinion, which the Ultima Services decision cites, left open this possibility.
So now, in addition to a cottage industry of college essay writers of sob stories for blacks and Hispanics, we ll have one for minority-owned small businesses. Indeed, the Post quotes a lawyer who represents small businesses who says she s seen a massive influx of businesses seeking help with crafting their essays.
No doubt.