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...Christ. The committee is in error for not demanding that the club remove this discriminatory policy from its constitution. All students should be free to participate in College activities without being discriminated against because of belief, and it is a shock and disappointment that the committee did not properly uphold Harvard’s anti-discrimination policy...
...reaching its decisions, a majority of the Court could adopt any of three approaches. First, it could uphold the 1978 ruling in Regents of the University of California v. Bakke that promoting diversity is a compelling interest and that race is a legitimate consideration when used as a “plus” factor in a competitive admissions policy. The Court would then apply the Bakke standards to the Michigan policies, and would most likely uphold one or more of the policies as consistent with Bakke...
...University will uphold commitment to academic freedom with all the vigor it can,” Summers told the Faculty at the meeting’s close...
...those who specialize in international law are worried that the U.S. has lost some of the moral authority it needs to ask others to uphold the conventions. Some experts complained last year when U.S. special forces in Afghanistan wore local garb and beards in an effort to blend in. There was talk even within the Pentagon that such deceptive appearances could amount to perfidy in a war-crimes trial. The official line was that the Americans were wearing the uniform of the Northern Alliance. "But that may be a distinction without a difference for someone from the Arab community," says...
...many universities realize, promoting interaction between students of divergent backgrounds and viewpoints is an essential part of higher education. Diversity fuels debate and challenges students to think more broadly about the world in which they live. Hopefully, the Court will heed the advice of Summers and Tribe and uphold the constitutionality of Michigan’s admissions policies...