Posted on 10/10/2018 1:29:13 PM PDT by reaganaut1
Dear Alumni and Friends,
As I am sure many of you are aware, the University is being challenged in a lawsuit that alleges discrimination in Harvard College’s admissions policy. The case will go to trial next week, and I write today to share some thoughts with you.
Let me be unequivocal: The College’s admissions process does not discriminate against anybody. I am confident the evidence presented at trial will establish that fact. The Supreme Court has twice ruled on this issue and has held up our admissions process as an exemplar of how, in seeking to achieve a diverse student body, race may enter the process as one factor among many in consideration.
During the trial, the plaintiff is likely to make provocative assertions that will receive public attention and cause some to question our admissions practices. I want all of you to know that each Harvard College student is admitted affirmatively. Each student brings something special to our community and contributes to our rich learning environment in a way that is unique. Harvard would be a dull place—and not likely achieve the educational aspirations we have for our students—if we shared the same backgrounds, interests, experiences, and expectations for ourselves.
At the same time, this lawsuit has the potential to create divisions on our campus and in our broader alumni community. Reasonable people may have different views, and I respect the diversity of opinion that this case may generate. I would hope all of us recognize, however, that we are members of one community—and will continue to be so long after this trial is in the rearview mirror. What kind of community we will be, however, will be determined by how we treat each other over the next few weeks. As I said in my inaugural address, we must be quick to understand and slow to judge. I hope we will approach one another with mutual respect and consider all points of view, not just during the trial but also beyond it.
Every day on our campus provides countless opportunities to learn—both from the vast intellectual resources at our disposal and from those we encounter who make this community special. We have and will continue to embrace and celebrate diversity in every possible dimension.
All the best, Larry
P.S. For more information, please visit https://admissionscase.harvard.edu.
Lawrence S. Bacow
President
Harvard University
He lies. If "race may enter the process as one factor among many", that means Harvard *does* discriminate. If Harvard thinks having enough black and Hispanic students and not too many Asian students justifies discrimination, it ought to say so.
I self-identify as a Gay Black Hispanic Transgender Woman Immigrant Muslim.
Add in wheel chair bound and you are golden.
Liberal bullshit. If there is ANY consideration due to race, somebody gets bumped because they aren’t the correct race.
To bad though, if you're from Asia, eh?
How did obamy get in?
I hope the Asian kids clean Harvard’s clock.
you are in a special category and receive an all expense free scholarship for six years or as long as you want. Enjoy!!
Damn. You will be admitted - and won't have to pay a cent.
If Harvard and the rest of the Ivy Leagues truly want to have diversity of thought rather than narrow minded liberal ghettos they should all have a admissions program that offers 20 per cent of their scholarships to military veterans who are offered the same admissions standards as they do to attract minorities.Would not be a bad idea for Trump to threaten their federal grants if they do not adopt such a program
You’ll get more perks if you change “Hispanic” to “indigenous meso-American”.
Let me guess there is one “race”/gender (WM) that is under represented and one that is over represented by 17 times. Want to guess?
To Harvard President: B.S.
Anyone want to know why there are so many Asians at Berkeley? (Close to 50% now.) Because the U.C. system is barred by Prop 209 from discriminating on the basis of race in admissions.
An awful lot of very smart kids at Berkeley (and UCLA and other Cal state schools) who were shut out of the Ivies and other private schools because of their race, even though they had higher GPAs and test scores.
in seeking to achieve a diverse student body, race may enter the process as one factor among many in consideration.””
This is the DEFINITION or racisim.
When my son was applying to these types of colleges a few years ago, all the applications made a big deal saying how they don’t discriminate based on race etc.
Then they required a photo of the applicant be attached to the application. I always thought that was pretty ironic.
Years ago, a blond haired, blue eyed young man checked African American on his college applications at University of Michigan. He was accepted until the day he showed up.
He was an naturalized American citizen from South Africa. Far more African American than almost all others. As I recall, he lost the lawsuit.
It also doesn’t help its purported beneficiaries . . .
Except diversity of thought is not allowed. Heretics will be bullied, doxed and ruined.
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