Enforcing Unconstitutional University PC

One of the most tragic manifestations of past racial discrimination has been the creation of a government-enforced racial spoils system in the name of affirmative action.  That has given rise to a professional class of racial profiteers, such as the late Ron Brown, who are ever ready to help whites win the financial benefit of regulations originally approved to aid minorities.

The demand on people and institutions to abandon the principle of nondiscrimination has been particularly strong in academia.  Although the U.S. Supreme Court has limited the role of race in admissions, the American Bar Association is now pushing to institutionalize de facto quotas.  University of San Diego law professor Gail Heriot writes about the plight of George Mason University law school, known for its more conservative political orientation:

If you have ever wondered why colleges and universities seem to march in lockstep on controversial issues like affirmative action, here is one reason: Overly politicized accrediting agencies often demand it.

Given that federal funding hinges on accreditation, schools are not in a position to argue. That is precisely why the U.S. Department of Education, which gives accreditors their authority, must sometimes take corrective action. George Mason University’s law school in northern Virginia is an example of why corrective action is needed now.