[1533] in Discussion of MIT-community interests
Re: article on racism
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Ray Jones)
Fri Oct 31 13:06:42 2003
Date: Fri, 31 Oct 2003 11:07:33 -0500
From: Ray Jones <thouis@MIT.EDU>
To: MIT-Talk@MIT.EDU
In-Reply-To: <KHEOLPFBOLHMGOODAKKJOELCDDAA.jbelcher@ceci.mit.edu>
John Belcher <jbelcher@CECI.MIT.EDU> writes:
> at the risk of being hackneyed, I have always thought these
> issues were about class and not about race.
It may be, but it's more than just economic class. I've often thought
the same thing, but I read this last night:
http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/reprint/302/5645/571
(accessible from MIT machines)
Abstract:
In June of 2003, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that universities could
continue to consider applicants' race in admission decisions. In this
Policy Forum, Thomas Kane discusses the empirical realities
underlying the decision. He explains the difficulties of using
race-neutral alternatives, such as family income or high school class
rank, to maintain racial diversity on selective campuses. The author
also identifies likely future challenges to race-conscious policies.
Ray Jones
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