[1534] in Discussion of MIT-community interests
Re: article on racism
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Prez H. Cannady)
Fri Oct 31 15:16:47 2003
Date: Fri, 31 Oct 2003 15:15:04 -0500
From: "Prez H. Cannady" <revprez@MIT.EDU>
To: MIT-Talk@MIT.EDU
In-Reply-To: <ppwn0bhe6gq.fsf@no-knife.mit.edu>
At 11:07 AM 10/31/03, Ray Jones wrote
>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.
And then I recalled the double digit difference between Black/Hispanic and
white/Asian graduation rates. "Critical mass" might be a great way for
Trent to learn how to play well with others, but I'm not getting paid to
play Bagger Vance for a bunch of non-Negroes..
Rev Prez
P.H. Cannady
revprez@mit.edu
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