Word: segregationism
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The panel members discussed strict race-based hiring, self-segregation as a way of preserving racial and ethnic identities, race-specific curriculums in public schools and the congregation of a minority group in one residential house.
Panelists agreed on nearly every issue, with the only real disagreement coming over the degree to which the melting pot of ethnicity should be rejected and the College's responsibility in dealing with self-segregation among minority groups.
More insidious, though, is differentiation not by attitude but by race or sexual orientation. Despite the alleged pro-diversity effects of non ordered choice, a large percentage of Harvard's Black population lives in the Quad, many Asian-Americans live in Quincy and many openly gay, bisexual and lesbian students...
As a result, full randomization looks more and more desirable. It solves the Heirs-versus-Randoms issue in Adams House by frustrating the growth of opposing cultures within each house. And it eliminates the self segregation that non-ordered choice--and ordered choice, a bad old habit of which the...
Both arguments, though, collapse under scrutiny. Self-segregation is simply a poor solution to racism and gay-bashing. It provides short-term comfort but ultimately does nothing to end prejudice. And communities should first attempt to encourage harmony and respect among the members. Differentiation should be a secondary issue. I...