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...more abiding purpose for admission--the future contribution minorities can make to society. "Depart to serve better thy country and thy kind," holds less value for Bok. Also, while Bok forcefully outlines the obstacles facing the University in hiring minority faculty, he concludes that he feels "strongly that our criteria for choosing faculty are soundly conceived and fairly administered." If the means are admirable, the end result remains embarrassing and unsatisfactory...
...devoted the portion of his letter on admissions to the subject of prior grades and test scores as entrance criteria. The discussion stemmed from a request last fall from minority student organizations to clarify his stance on a controversial preliminary report on Harvard admissions, prepared by Robert E. Klitgaard '68, special assistant...
...verbal than some of the students who've had more advantages than she? It must be some sort of fluke." I felt it, but I managed to smile my thanks and back off. For here at North Carolina College, social class and color were the primary criteria used in deciding status. The faculty assumed light-skinned students were more intelligent, and they were always a bit nonplussed when a dark-skinned student did well, especially if she was a girl...
...concrete results" mean increasing understanding among the races and fostering a greater appreciation of various cultural perspectives and traditions. No specific criteria for success of the Foundation are detailed in the letter...
...other standardized, computerized tests are less "fair, scientific and objective" than their supporters claim; that the machinelike, precise and efficient image they project creates disproportionate "test worship" in the general public; and that schools and employers at all levels should rely far more on other criteria in evaluating applicants. He contents the tests close more doors than they open, and gives a knowledgeable and compassionate attack on test anxiety and the psychological "branding" of the child...