The Tyranny of the Meritocracy Quotes

“The emphasis—and money—placed on demonstrating “merit” on applications, rather than on nurturing a student’s potential during the college years, results in institutions that lack meaningful race and class diversity.”
― Lani Guinier, The Tyranny of the Meritocracy: Democratizing Higher Education in America

“affirmative action’s weakness and vulnerability cooperate with, and perhaps unintentionally legitimate, a meritocracy that privileges test scores over other indicators of student potential in the first place.”
― Lani Guinier, The Tyranny of the Meritocracy: Democratizing Higher Education in America