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Admissions in the post-affirmative action era show adverse effects on diversity. The study finds that although these three states have made efforts to increase minority recruitment—like guaranteeing the top 10 or 20 percent of the high school graduates admission to the state college of their choice—they could not match the diversity of the student body found in states that still use affirmative action, like Illinois, New York, and Maryland...
...disheartening as evidence of admissions discrimination against Asian Americans would be, the pursuit of diversity necessarily requires colleges to make some harsh decisions about whom to accept. The competitive nature of college admissions has intensified in the past decade, with elite colleges accepting less than 10 percent of their applicants. When there are more applicants than there are spots in each incoming class, colleges must discriminate in some fashion to have a talented and diverse student body. Since race remains a factor of diversity, it should be a factor in admission decisions. Harvard’s efforts to reach...
...place team, one of the hottest teams in the nation,” Amaker said. “I feel we performed well to put ourselves in position to win the game but couldn’t break them down at the end.”After shooting 39 percent from the floor in the first half, the Crimson came out reloaded in the second. Riding the guns of Lin and junior Drew Housman, Harvard shot 50 percent from the floor, including 50 percent from the three-point arc. Housman led the team with 18 points, including two threes...
...effects of the budget were mixed: The National Science Foundation and basic Department of Energy research saw large increases, while both the basic and applied research programs of the Department of Defense saw cuts. The administration’s budget was better for financial aid, proposing an 18.5 percent increase in spending on Pell Grants. Overall, the budget allocates $2.6 billion more for the grants, which translated to an additional $69 awarded to each student receiving a grant. The maximum award allocation would increase to $4,800 in 2009 and $5,400 by 2012. But even the administration?...
...nanoscience researcher, he spent his deanship deepening and broadening the SEAS faculty, which is now 50 percent larger than it was in 1998, according to a University statement. Sponsored research has grown 60 percent during his tenure, the statement said...