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Harvard's own racist history speaks for itself. It was only five years ago that President Bok's special assistant. Robert Klitgaard (formerly at the Kennedy School), suggested in a private report that Black and other minorities attend "lesser" institutions to perhaps experience a "greater overall feeling of perceived equality." Blacks and other minorities still face repression from campus cops, who arrest anyone, who doesn't "look like a Harvard student." Presumably, that means white male upper class preppies...
...marginality across the spectrum of American colleges and universities. What is remarkable about our current work, I think, is that the ACE, the historically Black colleges, and the testing services are cooperating in this search. And for this constructive step Mr. Bok's leadership is largely responsible. Robert E. Klitgaard...
...Mason Fellows Program has expanded its number and focus since its original conception Five years ago associate professor of public policy. Robert E. Klitgaard '68, who teaches development courses, says he thought the program was not such a good idea, for some of the same complaints the Fellows voice now--they are not properly integrated into the School, the material available for development issues is not of a good enough quality. In Klitgaard's view, the students weren't always able to do the work. "Now the program is academically sound, and we're taking more people who will become...
...School's approach to development issues has expanded since then, with several more case studies of the Third World integrated into the curriculum. In response to student complaints about approach, Klitgaard says also that "tools and policies are applicable across countries. The choice a country makes is contingent upon a host of local features...
...improve recruitment. "We can do better in terms of choosing future leaders from the Third World," he says, suggesting a required Graduate Management Aptitude Test score of all applicants, rather just the test of English as a foreign language exam. "This will be better not only for the program." Klitgaard says, "but for the School's other students." Thomas says he would also like to see more emphasis placed on development issues, with perhaps a visiting faculty member from the Third World. "If Harvard is going to be in Third World issues, there must be a greater number of Third...