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...second case, which challenged Michigan Law School’s use of affirmative action to pursue a “critical mass?? of minority students, we applaud the Court’s decision to uphold the admission policy. Diversity is a very important goal for all universities, and critical mass is a bedrock of achieving it. Universities should reflect the makeup of the larger community as a whole, and this is important for two reasons: to build a coherent minority community within the university, and to attract more minority students to that community...
...constitutionally acceptable. In that policy, race is used as one of several favored attributes in evaluating applicants—in addition to so-called “hard” variables such as test scores and grades—in order to achieve a “critical mass?? of minority students for purposes of diversity...
This phenomenon will continue until women reach what Trower calls a “critical mass?? within their department or field. She says a critical mass is usually considered to be roughly 15 percent of the members of a department...
...constitutionally acceptable. In that policy, race is used as one of several favored attributes in evaluating applicants—in addition to so-called “hard” variables such as test scores and grades—in order to achieve a “critical mass?? of minority students for purposes of diversity...
Romney’s opponents, from Senator Edward M. Kennedy ’54-’56, D-Mass??whose position he challenged in 1994—to then-Treasurer of the Commonwealth and gubernatorial opponent Shannon P. O’Brien, have attempted to cast him as a hardhearted deal maker, insensitive to local constituents’ needs...