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...Dean Jewett apparently published the diversity data anonymously in order not to perpetuate house stereotypes, while still preserving the educational integrity of the survey. Yet the survey, in its anonymous form or not, indicates that these stereotypes are no longer caricatures but facts. For the reader, the numbers themselves rendered the caricatures real and the houses obvious. Dean Jewett's omission of house identities is a fleeting salve on the painful reality which his own results have made plain. This method is self-defeating. Craig Katz '91 Steven Kawut...
...issue of minority and women faculty recruitment, Dean Spence, Associate Dean Mas-Collel, the Faculty Council and the Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS) confirm their satisfaction with the status quo. By rejecting the establishment of Affirmative Action Departmental Representatives and the Standing Committee of Affirmative Action Representatives, FAS is telling department chairpersons to keep up the good work...
...efforts to increase the pool of minority and women scholars, Dean Spence earns an I for incomplete. While we should laud the university administration for successfully applying for the Mellon Foundation Grant, they have made no effort to use it. While this fund could have supported the term-time research of Black, Hispanic and Native American juniors and seniors this semester, FAS has yet to create an application for the grant. Meanwhile, the $350,000 languishes in FAS accounts...
...student body should also be wary of the appointment of Mas-Collel as the Affirmative Action Associate Dean. In light of Professor Mas-Collel's absence at the meeting with MSA and his statement that in his position he intends "to make as little noise as possible," I can only hope that Professor Mas-Collel will demonstrate more vigor in the future...
Harvard should aim for progress, not regress. FAS could make the first progressive step by acting swiftly to create the administrative infrastructure to utilize the Mellon Grant. In addition, Dr. Mas-Collel should delineate his objectives as Dean in a written plan with goals and timetables. Lucy Haeran Koh '90 Chairperson Undergraduate Council Committee on Minority and Women Faculty Recruitment