Report: University of Wisconsin-Madison mulls ‘diversity-based grading’(on DRUDGE)

eagnews.org ^ | July 21, 2014 | Kevin Binversie

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SNIP Lee Hansen, a professor emeritus of economics at UW-Madison wrote in an op-ed piece for the John William Hope Pope Center for Higher Education, a North Carolina-based think tank, about the latest “diversity” plan for the UW-System’s flagship school. The plan, completed in May, is your typical left-wing platitudes about commitments to “compositional diversity,” “equity mindedness” “representational equity” and other things for what has become a sacred cow to liberal academia.

But when you dig deeper into the definitions of these platitudes according to Hansen, you suddenly see that “representational equity” is being applied to levels never before seen.

Let us take a closer look at one of these working definitions included, namely “representational equity.”

It calls for “proportional participation of historically underrepresented racial-ethnic groups at all levels of an institution, including high status special programs, high-demand majors, and in the distribution of grades.”

We are not told exactly what adherence to this will entail. It appears to mean that directors of programs and departmental chairs will have to somehow ensure that they have a mix of students with just the right percentages of individuals who embody the various “differences” included in the definition of diversity. I cannot see how that is possible and even if it were, how it improves any student’s education.

UW-Madison’s diversity guidelines state that if a course, major or program is in high demand, special status must be given to ensure the make-up of the class (and thus those taking the major) is racially and ethnically diverse with “just the right percentages.” Meaning, it would be justifiable for a placement in hard-to-get-in classes and prerequisites for specific majors be awarded to students based sole on their race.

[Sherman Logan]

Nope. White males are historically over-represented, and therefore should have their grades adjusted down.

proportional participation of historically underrepresented racial-ethnic groups

Interestingly, the most historically over-represented group for most of the last 75 years has been Jews, till replaced recently by Asians.

But Jews are still over-represented in elite colleges by 10x to 15x their proportion of the population. So we should cut every Jew's grade significantly.

Actually, we need numerical quotas to ensure Jews don't get into these colleges at rates higher than their proportion of the population. It's only fair.

[Mears]

That’s the funniest thing ever.

:-)

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[Mears]

“They had enough room left to put in an Asian student, “

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Asian students would feel demeaned if they had to be inserted. They are perfectly capable of standing on their own accomplishments..

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[Tired of Taxes]

I agree 100%, Bookman. It’s a racist policy.

Because all it does is continue to perpetuate a negative stereotype.

In fact, I believe that’s the real goal of all AA policies.

[wildbill]

exactly, a smart student will simply go to another school rather than have his education diluted by any system that distributes grades according to racial quotas.

[circlecity]

"I have started urging my kids to choose a private school for higher education."

Wise advice