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Jeffrey A. Miron is a senior lecturer and the Director of Undergraduate Studies in the Department of Economics at Harvard University and is a senior fellow at the Cato Institute. Miron is the author of Libertarianism, from A to Z. This piece reflects the author’s personal views and not those of Harvard University or its Department of Economics...
...antiquated shows of social inequality. Be it the youthful spirit of progressivism, the rebellious disposition of young adults, or simply an ignorance of the realist demands of life not-yet-faced, college students do not have a reputation for sitting still amidst social injustice. The “Z-list” is one example of an institutional structure designed with little concern for socially equitable outcomes that has met with considerable animosity in recent months...
Admissions officers use the Z-list to annually admit thirty to fifty students more than the Harvard class size can fit; the officers extend admission on the mutual understanding that the students will take a gap year and join the subsequent class. What makes these students substantively different from their peers who are accepted through the regular process is largely unclear; indeed, many do become well-known, and essential members of the Harvard community. However, there are apparent disparities between the demographics of Z-listers and Harvard as a whole. In an article published by The Crimson in the summer...
Most importantly, the College must support one of the strongest financial aid programs in the country. Compared to the 70 percent that receive financial aid in a full class at Harvard, the Z-list has little more than 14 percent of its members on aid of any kind. Although Dean of Admissions and Financial Aid William R. Fitzsimmons ’67 denies economic motivation behind Z-list decisions, the financial security of those on the list suggests otherwise. But if it is the case that these students are a financial asset to the College, than they are as equally...
...expect to continue leading the academic world. Sometimes this source of funding does not appear as noble or progressive to us as the places where the funds ultimately end. But we must keep things in perspective; students must stop speaking out against programs such as the relatively innocuous Z-list or face the reality of losing the expensive humanitarian lifestyle they simultaneously advocate...