Posted on 05/04/2006 4:25:35 PM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin
If the University of Wisconsin's diversity challenges were a pass-fail course, then "we failed," said Vicki Washington, UW System assistant vice president for multicultural affairs.
"We have not yet achieved the goals of Plan 2008," she said in a presentation this morning, pointing to small successes over the last decade, but showing vast lingering gaps between the graduation rates of minorities and white students.
UW System President Kevin Reilly said pre-college programs appear to be successful, but require more money that UW doesn't currently have.
The Board of Regents this morning discussed the UW System's 10-year plan put into effect in 1998, as well as plans for the future.
According to data released this week, black students who entered a UW institution in 1999 graduated at a rate of 32 percent over six years, a rate 33 percent lower than their white counterparts (65 percent of whom graduated within six years). Latino students in that class graduated a rate of just over 40 percent.
Black students made up 2.7 percent of the undergraduate student body at UW institutions in 1998, compared to 2.8 percent last year, according to the data. Latino students made up 1.8 percent of that group in 1998, compared to 2.2 percent last year.
Washington pointed to successes in pre-college programs, designed to bring students from high school and younger to UW campuses to whet their appetite for college. In 2002-03, 9,180 students participated; in 2004-05, 14,023 students participated.
However, she said, there are still many more students who could participate in the programs.
Washington said five campuses are participating in a pilot project that provides each campus with a "scorecard" to measure their efforts and outcomes on diversity.
In an earlier interview, Reilly said he wished the university would have done better on diversity, noting "the whole society needs to do better."
"I'd characterize it as a situation where we've had some progress, modest, some slippage, and dissatisfaction," Reilly said. "We've got some things we've got to do in terms of climate, in terms of attitude."
Regent President David Walsh said in an interview: "The biggest battle is in the preparation," including raising children's' expectations that they can go to college, doing a better job of preparing them in high school, and putting together "an atmosphere that's conducive to learning."
David Glisch-Sanchez, academic affairs director of United Council of UW Students, said diversity progress was coming "at a snail's pace."
"It's been more process-oriented rather than outcome oriented," Glisch-Sanchez said. "If we continually see these numbers as outcomes, I'm not sure how much longer they'll tolerate this."
"UW System President Kevin Reilly said 'pre-college programs appear to be successful, but require more money that UW doesn't currently have.'"
Murray, Herrnstein, "The Bell Curve", 1994.
You know -- for Outreach. And studies. And outreach studies. And stuff.
Of course, the degrees granted to minorities would have little objective value, but that hasn't concerned the educrats much in the past...
isn't this the same college the photoshopped minorities into their 'fake but accurate' admission brochures?
I don't know for sure, but I would not doubt that for one second. ;)
"... graduated at a rate of 32 percent over six years, a rate 33 percent lower than their white counterparts (65 percent of whom graduated within six years)."
My math skills are waning...is that not over 50% lower?
These poor gentlemen were labeled as "racists" in my text books for my racial-sensitivity-ethnic-studies-leftist-indoctrination course I had to take in college.
Their next step will probably be mandated grade inflation for these poor minorities (to keep things in line with affirmative action in admissions, hiring, promotions, etc.) Those pesky college graduation rates mess it all up for them.
Well, why didn't you claim being already allergic, i.e. hyper-sensitive?
According to data released this week, black students who entered a UW institution in 1999 graduated at a rate of 32 percent over six years, a rate 33 percent lower than their white counterparts (65 percent of whom graduated within six years). Latino students in that class graduated a rate of just over 40 percent.
Black students made up 2.7 percent of the undergraduate student body at UW institutions in 1998, compared to 2.8 percent last year, according to the data. Latino students made up 1.8 percent of that group in 1998, compared to 2.2 percent last year.
Were I a guy, I most certainly wouldn't wanna be at U Wisconsin.
I'm under the impression that Valeria Solanas is revered as a saint at U Wisconsin. You know.. the moonbat who authored the "SCUM Manifesto"? The Society for Cutting up men"?
And then there's Donna Shalala, new chancellor of the University of Wisconsin:
snip:
In 1988, as one of her first acts as the new chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Donna Shalala convened a get-to-know-you meeting with student government leaders. Suddenly, the meeting was crashed by Black Student Union leaders angry about the tiny share of minorities in the student and faculty population as well as offensive actions by some fraternity members.
"Chancellor Shalala, you have a major issue with the racial climate here!" thundered Charles Holley, co-president of the BSU.
"Charles Holley, I know who you are. I know we have a problem. And we are going to do something about it," Shalala calmly replied, defusing tensions. Holley says Shalala really impressed him when the 5-foot-tall daughter of Lebanese immigrants then gave him a perfectly authentic soul handshake. "As my grandfather would say, you could tell she had been out after dark," Holley says, laughing.
--end snips
I first read the first version Of The Bell Curve in the late 1960's. It was called raciest banned from Colleges and pulled from all the book stores.
Sure is...Check it out here:
http://www.sree.net/teaching/photoethics.html
Scroll to the bottom...
End result... It will be much more difficult for my white, middle class son to get into UW in 2 years!!!!
http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/55000.html
Yep. We're 88% white. Just shy of 6% black and about 4% hispanic. Looks like they've got their work cut out for them, LOL!
Diversity is so stupid. Just let the kids who excel, excel and those that don't just live lower on the Food Chain. This fruitless "evening of the playing field" is socialism, pure and simple.
My son is attending a tech college right now. I refused to fund an education through the UW System. He's not cut out to be an English Major, LOL! He'll be a Computer Repair guy or a Heating & A/C guy (he's doing both now, plus changing oil at a shop, so maybe a mechanic?)and any job he chooses of the three will be about $25/hour to start with his degree.
That's plenty of money to afford to marry and start cranking out the Grandkids for me, LOL! :)
"Perhaps the most prominent critic of The Bell Curve was the late Stephen Jay Gould, who in 1996 released a revised and expanded edition of his 1981 work The Mismeasure of Man"
Gould's first publication in 1981 was to refute the publications of IQ and The Bell Curve of the 1960's. There was no need because you cannot find a reference nor a copy today.
My late Irish professor and Irish friend and a PHD of Science Dr. Thomas Gillespie was to speak in Canada on the topic in 1969. The bell curve showed the Irish to be of lesser IO and I teased him about how he would reconcile that with his position as the knowledgeable speaker. He replied, easy, by the time I get to Canada I will be of some other ancestry.
If you live long enough you will discover that some things that are too controversial for society simply disappear and after 40-50 years are not remembered by most.
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