Kaufert and UW Admissions
Diverse Reactions to U.W. Regents' Decision on Race and Income
Feb 12, 2007
From WBAY 2
State universities in Wisconsin will now have to consider race and income when deciding who to admit to their school. That was the unanimous decision Friday of the U.W. Board of Regents.
While the board of regents hopes to change the face of U.W. campuses across the state, apparently its decision won't do much at U.W.-Oshkosh, where race and income have been factors in the school's admission policy for several years.
"It's important for our students to be in a diverse environment, because when they leave this institution they'll be working in diverse workplaces," Petra Roter, U.W.-Oshkosh vice chancellor, said.
The only difference now is that all the public universities across the state will have to focus on diversity.
It's a factor that the board of regents says will come at the end after considering grades, test scores, difficult coursework, and community activities.
Opponents say making race a factor will only result in reverse discrimination.
"There's only so many slots, and when you give certain students unfair advantages over other students, that's going to leave someone out," State Representative Dean Kaufert (R-Neenah) said.
The Republican Assemblyman expects a fight -- even a push for a law banning consideration of race -- but as it stands now, the color of a student's skin and financial background matter to the university system.
Feb 12, 2007
From WBAY 2
State universities in Wisconsin will now have to consider race and income when deciding who to admit to their school. That was the unanimous decision Friday of the U.W. Board of Regents.
While the board of regents hopes to change the face of U.W. campuses across the state, apparently its decision won't do much at U.W.-Oshkosh, where race and income have been factors in the school's admission policy for several years.
"It's important for our students to be in a diverse environment, because when they leave this institution they'll be working in diverse workplaces," Petra Roter, U.W.-Oshkosh vice chancellor, said.
The only difference now is that all the public universities across the state will have to focus on diversity.
It's a factor that the board of regents says will come at the end after considering grades, test scores, difficult coursework, and community activities.
Opponents say making race a factor will only result in reverse discrimination.
"There's only so many slots, and when you give certain students unfair advantages over other students, that's going to leave someone out," State Representative Dean Kaufert (R-Neenah) said.
The Republican Assemblyman expects a fight -- even a push for a law banning consideration of race -- but as it stands now, the color of a student's skin and financial background matter to the university system.
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