Sanford: If colleges can consider family legacy in admissions, why not race?

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Otis Sanford
Otis Sanford is a political columnist, author and professor emeritus in Journalism and Strategic Media at the University of Memphis.
Diversity in many forms should be a compelling societal interest. And race should be one of several factors used in making hiring decisions.
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