For universities, making the case for diversity is part of making amends for racist past
- Written by Juan Miró, Associate Dean for Undergraduate Programs, David Bruton, Jr. Centennial Professor in Urban Studies, School of Architecture, University of Texas at Austin
Historically, many American universities helped lay the foundation for eugenics, a pseudoscience used to justify racism.Helioscribe/www.shutterstock.com
The Trump administration recently announced plans to scrap Obama-era guidelines that encouraged universities to consider race as a factor to promote diversity on campus, claiming the guidelines...
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