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...three situations where undergraduates are most likely to encounter discrimination--contacts with services, Faculty and other students--they perceive more prejudice among students, the report shows. Almost 65 per cent of Black respondents, for example, reported racial prejudice in their dealings with other students. The study notes that because students see more of each other than anyone else, "many more situations arise in which prejudice on the part of the students can possibly be perceived." Cepeda said that in terms of sheer frequency of contact, the results "shouldn't be surprising." But Pearl said the committee's finding are severely...
...white students think Harvard changes their attitudes toward minority students in a positive way. But about one-third of Black, Hispanic and Native American respondents believe that Harvard influences their attitudes about whites negatively. Many minority students reported that contacts with white students carry social costs. About 50 per cent of Black students and 35 per cent of Hispanics and Native Americans reported that social affiliations with non-minorities reduce their acceptance among members of their racial or ethnic group...
...report finds one of the greatest differences of opinion between white and minority students in their perceptions of separatism among racial groups. Almost 60 per cent of whites questioned said they think minorities tend to isolate themselves, and much of the evidence the committee heard at its five open meetings in 1977 corroborates that perception...
...Harvard's commitment to diversity in admissions, curriculum and hiring policies. "White students, on the whole, appear reasonably satisfied with the existing state of affairs," the report found, but minority students "show a pronounced desire" to increase the number of minority Faculty and minority-related courses. Ninety-four per cent of Black students, for example, thought that "increased minority representation on the Faculty should be a highpriority goal for the University," but only 4 per cent thought it was such a goal. By less dramatic but equally significant measures, Black, Hispanic and Native American students thought Harvard should increase minority...
...committee's open meetings, more than two years ago, one white student said that "many of us simply don't even think about race relations at Harvard because it never touches our lives here." But the report indicates that the potential for change is there: more than 60 per cent of all respondents said they think they should "assume an active role in improving race relations...