Monday, June 06, 2005

Harvard�s Diversity Grovel by Heather Mac Donald

Harvard�s Diversity Grovel by Heather Mac DonaldPower Line discussed this at length, but the read was a must. Summer's, in his futile attempts to atone for mentioning evidence-supported facts that have not been refuted, set up a task force to "solve" the problem of supposed lack of gender equity at Harvard. The task force has recommended a whole new bureaucracy, replete with a senior vice provost with special staff and privileges, renaming the current efforts for gender diversity and a new $50,000,000 kitty for hiring people they haven't been able to find.

Heather McDonald has a great review of the task force report. No wonder the cost of the supposedly lower class schools are increasing at about 10% per year if this is the class of people who gravitate toward universities. So if you are an approved minority, a professor at Harvard, making extra bucks, did you get the job because of talent or did you get it handed to you?

No comments: