I enjoyed your comments, very well thought out and explained. I can only grimace thinking how much time it would take me to write as well.
I wonder what your opinion is about legacy admissions? I have often pondered how many benefits available via retailer loyalty programs (favored pricing, privileged product access, etc.) might be considered discriminatory. Most say they aren't discriminatory if the loyalty programs are free and available to all. But let's consider for a moment the homeless, those living in internet deserts, or the unbanked lacking debit/credit cards, etc.. For practical purposes if you don't have a geographic mailing address or email address and access to internet, you can't join and participate.
Thank you for your very kind comment. The blog was started as a test to see if I had the gumption and reader interest to write a book. I'll let you know if that happens.
As to your comments: I thing legacy admissions have two main characteristics, i.e. a perk or reward for the original alum and an empowered pitch for donations from a former customer. As retailers know, it is easier to resell your current customers than to find new ones. In this regard, I see legacies as a method of covering expenses provided the prospective student can pass some of the other entrance reqirements and the legacys are fairly administered.
No program is 100% fair but the adoption of cell phones is almost universal making most loyalty programs available to all. Congress has recently passed legislation to put high speed internet nation-wide and Musk's satallite efforts have gone a long way to enable it. The super poor you describe reqire rehabilitation before internet (which may be a topic of a future blog), and after that, they can join the vast majority of people annoyed at the dificulty and purpose of digital coupons. A rising tide floats all boats and we gradually improve as many of the societal ills as we can with each decade.
I enjoyed your comments, very well thought out and explained. I can only grimace thinking how much time it would take me to write as well.
I wonder what your opinion is about legacy admissions? I have often pondered how many benefits available via retailer loyalty programs (favored pricing, privileged product access, etc.) might be considered discriminatory. Most say they aren't discriminatory if the loyalty programs are free and available to all. But let's consider for a moment the homeless, those living in internet deserts, or the unbanked lacking debit/credit cards, etc.. For practical purposes if you don't have a geographic mailing address or email address and access to internet, you can't join and participate.
Thank you for your very kind comment. The blog was started as a test to see if I had the gumption and reader interest to write a book. I'll let you know if that happens.
As to your comments: I thing legacy admissions have two main characteristics, i.e. a perk or reward for the original alum and an empowered pitch for donations from a former customer. As retailers know, it is easier to resell your current customers than to find new ones. In this regard, I see legacies as a method of covering expenses provided the prospective student can pass some of the other entrance reqirements and the legacys are fairly administered.
No program is 100% fair but the adoption of cell phones is almost universal making most loyalty programs available to all. Congress has recently passed legislation to put high speed internet nation-wide and Musk's satallite efforts have gone a long way to enable it. The super poor you describe reqire rehabilitation before internet (which may be a topic of a future blog), and after that, they can join the vast majority of people annoyed at the dificulty and purpose of digital coupons. A rising tide floats all boats and we gradually improve as many of the societal ills as we can with each decade.
Thank you again for your encouragement.