Word: criteria
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...Faculty Committee seeks counsel from all members of the community. Nothing is secret about our admissions policy or the criteria we use. Public reports are made annually and in periodic statements such as the one we released last January on the topic of Asian American admissions. Members of the Asian American community have been active participants in all phases of our admissions process, including the formulation of admission policy...
...Academic institutions live on mutual trust andcertain known criteria of integrity. The wholeinstitution falls when someone does somethingwhich betokens a lack of integrity," said Marius...
...diversity in its admissions, which is its reason for not admitting more bright Asian-Americans. Harvard, along with other universities, is now under investigation by the Department of Education for possible discrimination. Although Asian-Americans have higher GPAs, Harvard traditionally has said its admissions process is based upon other criteria for diversity, athletic ability being among them...
...able to fall back on its suspiciously pat answer--which subtly reinforces racial stereotypes of Asian-Americans as un-gifted in the humanities and gifted in the sciences and math. This investigation gives us the chance to examine Harvard's admissions policy and to learn what criteria are used to judge candidates...
...this on a nonpolitical basis," he maintains. "We were picking the best from the best, and it is clear that the Texas site is superior." In particular, the site 28 miles south of Dallas and completely surrounding the town of Waxahachie (pop. 18,300) was rated "outstanding" on four criteria and "good" on two others, clearly outperforming the competition. The best alternative was Tennessee, with three "outstandings," two "goods" and one "satisfactory." Arizona, Colorado, Michigan, Illinois and North Carolina rounded out the pack. Moreover, Texas volunteered to throw $1 billion of its own money into the project and to donate...