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And the fact that the numbers have not improved in the last decade suggests that unconscious racism and sexism are more pervasive at Harvard than we would like to admit.
DESPITE the attitudes of Mansfield and Thernstrom, the council's forum last Thursday was, in the end, encouraging. What became clear is that the University can take certain immediate steps to improve its abysmal record of minority faculty hiring. If it wants to.
As a stop-gap response to the dearth of women and minority faculty members here, for example, Harvard can establish a program that offers minority and women scholars visiting one- or two-year research and teaching positions. Although everyone agrees that this is not a permanent solution to the problem...
A more lasting solution could be found in a loan forgiveness program--similar to the one in place at Columbia--for women and minority students attending graduate school. According to the University, the small number of women and minorities with Ph.D.'s is the biggest obstacle to a more diverse...
That is not to say that there are no qualified women and minority scholars out there already. As Harrison notes, "Considerable progress can be made by simply reaching [minorities and women] and getting applications from them." Department officials can be encouraged to make a greater effort to recruit those scholars...