Harvard Students on Geographical Diversity

I found this editoral written by the entire board of the 'Harvard Crimson' newspaper via Jerry Coynes blog.


The background is that Asian-American students, with aid from Anti-affirmative action types have sued Harvard to get affirmative action removed on the grounds it discriminates against Asians.


The editorial points out that Harvard also sends out letters of interest to rural American regions and that this 'geographical diversity' opposes 'diversity of appearance'



From the editorial comes this:

Quote:

...its mission is to encourage intellectual transformation by having students live in a diverse environment with people from various backgrounds and with different identities, and diversity is multifaceted. Therefore, if Harvard wants to create a truly diverse college community, it must not sacrifice some forms of diversity for others. In this case, Harvard has sacrificed racial and socioeconomic diversity for geographic diversity. Indeed, the Admissions Office’s use of lower standards when sending interest letters to white students from rural states unfairly benefitted those students at the expense of rural students from minority races and lower socioeconomic backgrounds.

https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2...ty-in-balance/


Coyne's comments are linked below.


https://whyevolutionistrue.wordpress...m-rural-areas/