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...Penny Marshall, president of the Black Law Students Association (BLSA), said last night that Bok in his open letter, "does not address or disavow the findings of Klitgaard, and we are concerned about that...

Author: By Laurence S. Grafstein, | Title: Minority Representatives Assail Letter, Cite Bok's Lack of Specific Suggestions | 3/2/1981 | See Source »

...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...

Author: By Laurence S. Grafstein, | Title: Minority Representatives Assail Letter, Cite Bok's Lack of Specific Suggestions | 3/2/1981 | See Source »

Lydia P. Jackson '82, president of the undergraduate Black Students Association (BSA), said Bok's willingness to write the letter "represents a positive step, but there are some inadequacies in his statement, especially in his refusal to disclaim the Klitgaard report...

Author: By Laurence S. Grafstein, | Title: Minority Representatives Assail Letter, Cite Bok's Lack of Specific Suggestions | 3/2/1981 | See Source »

...Klitgaard report, too, is an interesting animal. I have not seen the statistical data, so I cannot question its substance. What I find most interesting is that Black groups and Blacks in general seem completely unwilling even to consider the possibility that we, as a group, may in fact be performing below expectation. This assertion is something Blacks should want to confirm or refute definitively--if it is, we could then take steps to remedy the situation. University officials, I am sure, would agree to have representatives of Black organizations work with them in evaluating the merits, or lack thereof...

Author: By Marc J. Jenkins, | Title: Another Perspective | 2/28/1981 | See Source »

...give whites who are racists ammunition with which to attack us. They say we are close to winning administration concessions on affirmative action and that solidarity is essential. This is a crucial time for Harvard Blacks, others say, citing threatening notes and calls directed at Black students, the Klitgaard report on admissions, and what they call attempts by the University to dismantle the Afro-Am department, as well as Harvard's lack of responsiveness to demands for a Third World center...

Author: By Marc J. Jenkins, | Title: Another Perspective | 2/28/1981 | See Source »

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