The Supreme Court is considering whether universities can legally discriminate against Asian applicants in the interest of assembling a “diverse student body.” Meanwhile Brown University has adopted a policy that discriminates against certain Asian students in the name of nondiscrimination. Brown announced Dec. 1 that it has “added a new provision to its nondiscrimination policy that explicitly prohibits caste oppression,” which it described as “a subtle, often misunderstood form of structural inequality.” There has apparently never been a “caste”-related complaint at Brown.

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