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Colleges Skimp on Science, Spend Big on Diversity

hvogel Wrote: Apr 05, 2012 8:06 AM

I agree more facts and supporting evidence could and should have been presented, but the fact that colleges spend anything on "diversity" is ridiculous. College is about learning, not diversity. While there are lots and lots of claims that students learn more as part of a diverse student body and taught by a diverse faculty, less supporting evidence is presented for that claim than is presented in this column. College should be about the best and brightest faculty educating the best and brightest students, regardless of race, religion, or gender.

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Macroman Wrote: Apr 05, 2012 10:34 AM

Yes, I agree 100%.

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Colleges Skimp on Science, Spend Big on Diversity

How many times have you heard Barack Obama talk about "investing" in education? Quite a few, if you've been listening to the president at all.

In fact, Americans have been investing more and more in education over the years, led by presidents Democratic and Republican. But it's become glaringly clear that we're getting pretty lousy return on these investments.

That's been evident at the K-12 level for a long time. Teacher unions and education-school types have had custody of most of our public schools for more than three decades, during which test results and high school graduation rates have been mostly...

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