"Diversity"

A case in front of the Supreme Court about affirmative action gets a friend of the court brief from an Asian American group citing U of Texas under-admitting Asian applicants.  Money quote:

To avoid misunderstanding, I should reiterate that I have some sympathy for the compensatory justice rationale for affirmative action, and do not believe that such policies are categorically unconstitutional. 

I also have significant reservations about the Fisher case in particular. My general position is the exact opposite of current Supreme Court precedent, which holds that racial preferences can be used to promote “diversity” but not compensatory justice for minority groups that have been the victims of massive “societal” discrimination. 

That said, many current affirmative action policies are a travesty from the standpoint of either compensatory justice or promoting diversity. The University of Texas policy is no exception.

Diversity is just an end around for colleges to make their guidebook and campuses look like stylish Benetton advertisement. They are not about social justice, addressing past wrongs, or fairness. "Diversity" as presently used, is about image. The word has a purposely elusive meaning, expanding and contracting categories as institutions and government see fit.