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...with a pile of papers which are all decently written, grammatical, properly researched and well-reasoned (not too much to expect from the average Harvard student), a grader who "must" fit the actual distribution of students' abilities into a bell-curve model of grade distribution will have no measurable criteria for winnowing students, and will pick the "best" papers based on such concerns as which ones coincided most with the grader's own views and methodology...
Institutions, or parts of institutions, make the same types of decisions that individuals make, and must evolve criteria for evaluating the "reasons" given by discriminatory organizations. If public service groups at Yale do not want to permit an organization that discriminated for objectionable "reasons" to use their resources, that is their political right. Beth DeSombre GSAS, Government Department
...They're big from standpoint of wanting to play well going to playoffs," Tomassoni said. "And they're also big for looking down the road. We're not there yet, but you have to be mature about things and look at NCAA seedings. The two criteria for that are winning percentage and the record in your last ten games. Obviously winning these games would fall under those categories...
...There is no differentiation by the University based on personal criteria, which would seem to put this in a special category. We usually don't target our alumni by any criteria dealing with their persons. The great strength of our alumni is that they are united," he said...
Something has to change. We suggest that the SAC look to its own by-laws for guidance. They read: "The primary criteria for the award of grants shall be the need of the applicant and the potential of the proposal to improve relations among racial and ethnic groups in the undergraduate student body." In fact, The Foundation's grant application specifically notes that the programs to be funded must promote intercultural and interracial understanding...