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However, just as the College has taken strides to address student space concerns, Gross has not been entirely blind to the problem of excessive bureaucracy. The College has hired an Assistant Dean of Student Life to develop a more efficient, web-based application process for student events. Vesting a single entity with the power to approve event proposals might offer an even more effective resolution. “In an ideal system,” says McCambridge, “you would have an office of student activities. If you submit a plan, it goes to that office, everything gets...
...often disparaged, justly or unjustly, for selecting only the most talented children: for “creaming” the crop of students in the public schools. But KIPP schools are immune to this criticism: They are all open enrollment, and admit applicants (whom they recruit) through a merit-blind lottery system. As Witney points out, “We’ve got kids coming into fifth-grade who are still learning to read...
...sure, the military and judiciary should not act so loosely as to endanger our citizens by allowing terrorists to escape from interrogation and punishment. But principles of fairness and human rights must not be trumped by blind fear. The U.S. owes the prisoners of Guantanamo access to the legal avenues required by the Geneva Convention. And, just as important, the U.S. owes itself the moral courage to do the right thing...
...Because we have a need-blind admission policy, whether a student comes from a higher or lower income family does not matter,” Donahue said. “Students coming from low-income backgrounds often don’t apply to schools like Harvard. It’s a complicated social phenomenon. We would love to have more students from low-income families; there are only so many spots...
Harvard embodies an institutional commitment to excellence that is blind to racial, sexual or cultural identity. Our need-blind admissions policy selects students based on their potential for achievement, not on the basis of their conditions of origin. Aid policies ensure that no student is prevented from attending Harvard based on economic disadvantages. Fellowships and prizes are open to all Harvard students and are awarded on the basis of merit. Harvard’s policies and procedures have been carefully designed to avoid discriminating between its students on the basis of criteria irrelevant to the quality of their work...