Word: biased
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...Crimson article, written as part of a larger series tackling the 1954 Brown v. Board of Education school segregation decision, perhaps typifies the racial attitudes of the times. The article, headlined "Only Individual Bias Exists at Harvard," concluded that, "all in all, Harvard's admissions policy for Negroes is an non-discriminatory as the University itself is to Negroes studying here...
...about brains," Jackson said, as applause from the audience drowned out his words, "but about opportunity and the flow of cultural and historical bias...
...about brains," Jackson said, as applause from the audience drowned out his words, "but about opportunity and the flow of cultural and historical bias...
Berkowitz claimed in his grievance that four of the five professors who served on his ad hoc committee "showed bias, conflict of interest, or lack of relevant expertise...
Admittedly, the official Harvard response to the LWC has been limited. So far, the only concession made by the University has been the establishment of a seven-member Faculty task force whose purpose is to "investigate the situation." While LWC members applaud the task force's apparent lack of bias and welcome the promise of an open dialogue with the University, they have no plans to let up on their crusade for public support...