November 2009

Diversity v. Money

November 5, 2009

In an effort to raise money, the University of California at Berkeley plans to admit fewer in-state students next fall and enroll more out-of-state students. This, some say, will reduce the percentage of “underrepresented minority students” on campus. (Source) Budget shortfalls mean schools have to decide which is more important: more brown faces for the [...]

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Reporter: ‘Our Neighborhood Schools’ Code for ‘White’

November 4, 2009

The assumptions some folks on the left make never cease to amaze. For instance, if whites leave loud, dirty, and expensive cities for quieter, cleaner, and cheaper suburbs, they’re racists. If they remove their children from mediocre government schools and send them to better government schools, they’re racists. If taxpayers in low-crime areas oppose Section [...]

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Ward Connerly on Holistic Admissions

November 3, 2009

The American Civil Rights Institute‘s Ward Connerly was quoted in a New York Times article about “holistic” or comprehensive admissions. According to the story, holistic or comprehensive admissions supposedly allows officials “the luxury of thoughtfully knitting together a multitalented student body as well as a diverse one” by looking beyond grades and scores. In less [...]

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