Friday, August 15, 2003

STATE SANCTIONED RACISM AT THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA

From Arizona Summer Wildcat:

...“We have understood for a very long time that we can’t create a diverse learning environment for faculty and students without a diverse student body,” Likins said.
Wouldn't a diverse learning learning environment involve diverse ideas? Naturally, that's not what UofA has in mind here.

Likins aims for the UA to become a Hispanic-serving institution in 10 years, he said. That would require the UA to increase Hispanic enrollment from 14 percent to 25 percent, with half of those 25 percent demonstrating financial need. This would require the UA to increase the number of Hispanic students by 300 each year, Ota said.
Sure sounds like a quota to me! But quotas are racist and illegal... so how will they get around it?

“That is an ambitious goal,” she said.
It is a disgusting goal! Racist in fact.

Both UA South and Pima Community College are considered federal Hispanic-serving institutions, making them eligible for additional federal funding.
Federal funding? Does this law include percentages? If so, it should be challenged.

...“We believe that where this university is located, and to serve the city of Tucson and the state of Arizona, it is the right thing to do,” she said.
Location justifies racism?

Likins plans to use admissions policies approved in the spring as a vehicle to increase diversity.
In other words, she plans to discriminate based on race.

... “That requires that we make the commitment to learn about individuals,” he said.
In other words, make sure they are of the right color.

“The reward is increased graduation rates, increased diversity and increased academic quality,” he said.
Increased academic quality from racism? I think not!

No comments: