In 1976, the New England Journal of Medicine published an editorial by Professor Bernard Davis. Dr. Davis, Professor of Bacterial Physiology, wrote "Academic Standards in Medical Schools," positing that some minority students accepted to Harvard Medical School did not have qualifications necessary for success. His argument that affirmative action led to substandard students and therefore a potential decline in healthcare nationwide led to protests at Harvard Medical School.
Read a report from The Harvard Crimson: https://www.thecrimson.com/article/1976/5/19/bernard-davis-and-minority-students-at/.
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1976
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