The Privilege of Diversity

I agree with what the deans had to say here: “…examine each applicant in detail.” Going beyond intellectual quality is, indeed, important: “The character of our students is relevant to the quality of our leaders…Not infrequently these qualities have a racial dimension.” Asking about a person’s race, during admissions, is not another way to understand someone’s character, but also a way to find the most diverse classroom. Students need to get exposed to those kinds of situations because, in a distant future, they will encounter and learn from people with a different race, ideas, thoughts, etc. “… students learn not only from faculty and books but also from each other.”

They need to get used to those kinds of environments: “Exposure to people with different backgrounds, ideas and views also helps to prepare students.”  In a diverse classroom, with such diversity, where different points of view and culture are found, interesting debates and discussion are guaranteed. Due to their roots, each student would have an important contribution to make. It is a privilege to be able to share with different people, instead of keeping yourself in a homogeneous perspective.