y*****y
发帖数: 1208 | 1 I urge all UCLA parents and alumni send your letters and emails to
chancellor Block.
------------------------------------------------------------------
Mr. Chancellor, I read your open letter on Proposition 209 with horror and
disappointment. As a chancellor at a world class institution, how come you
simply ignore the statistical facts, ignore the 14th amendment of the U.S.
constitution and ignore the voice of California voters who overwhelmingly
approved the ban of using racial preference in college admissions.
Since the passage of Proposition 209, California's public colleges and
universities have embraced real diversity on campus through race-neutral
alternatives, such as accepting the top percentage of students at all high
schools, using socioeconomic consideration in admissions, adding mentorship
and outreach to underperforming schools, dropping legacy preferences and
expanding need-based scholarships. Although the share of underrepresented
minorities in the UC system dropped from 20% before the ban to 18.6% in 1997
, by 2008 it had rebounded to 25%, with an 18% rise in graduation rates
among minorities. The numbers at the elite UC Berkeley and UCLA campuses
have not fully recovered to pre-Proposition 209 numbers, but they have made
considerable progress. Moreover, both were listed in U.S. News & World
Report's Economic Diversity Among the Top 25 Ranked Schools for the 2011-12
year, with the highest percentage of undergraduates receiving Pell grants.
Moreover, diversity is a noble idea but can’t be obtained at the expense of
equality and equal protection which is guaranteed under the U.S.
constitution and deeply rooted in American values. As a parent, I always
teach my kids these rights and values. Equality and equal access must come
first before diversity.
Racial preference in college admissions is not only morally wrong but also
counterproductive in practice. Prof. Richard Sander at your school wrote the
book “Mismatch: How Affirmative Action Hurts Students It’s Intended to
Help, and Why Universities Won’t Admit It”. Racial preference also
disrupts the teaching and value system under which we educate our children.
It’s condescending and causing racial tensions.
As a chancellor at UCLA, you are trying to address race-based AA at a wrong
place – the higher institution. The real solution should be at the K-12
level where every student should have the education he/she deserves.
Without such foundation, any AA policies at college level are just window-
dressing and political maneuvers.
No politician, public official or bureaucrat should be able to decide, based
on race, ethnicity or sex, who should receive special treatment and who can
be discriminated against. Each person has the right to be treated as a
unique individual based on his or her personal achievements and
characteristics. We as Americans must continue to insist on that right.
Best Regards,
XXXX | f***a
发帖数: 11477 | 2 非常棒！谢谢！！
and
you
【在 y*****y 的大作中提到】
: I urge all UCLA parents and alumni send your letters and emails to
: chancellor Block.
: ------------------------------------------------------------------
: Mr. Chancellor, I read your open letter on Proposition 209 with horror and
: disappointment. As a chancellor at a world class institution, how come you
: simply ignore the statistical facts, ignore the 14th amendment of the U.S.
: constitution and ignore the voice of California voters who overwhelmingly
: approved the ban of using racial preference in college admissions.
: Since the passage of Proposition 209, California's public colleges and
: universities have embraced real diversity on campus through race-neutral
| L**P
发帖数: 3792 | 3 well said well written
and
you
【在 y*****y 的大作中提到】
: I urge all UCLA parents and alumni send your letters and emails to
: chancellor Block.
: ------------------------------------------------------------------
: Mr. Chancellor, I read your open letter on Proposition 209 with horror and
: disappointment. As a chancellor at a world class institution, how come you
: simply ignore the statistical facts, ignore the 14th amendment of the U.S.
: constitution and ignore the voice of California voters who overwhelmingly
: approved the ban of using racial preference in college admissions.
: Since the passage of Proposition 209, California's public colleges and
: universities have embraced real diversity on campus through race-neutral
| w***t
发帖数: 8175 | 4 Email: c********[email protected]
Email sent to the chancellor's office may be read or answered by members of
his staff or other university personnel. Responses will indicate who is
responding to you.
Please be aware that the Chancellor's Communication Service retains copies
of all correspondence, and all correspondence is considered a matter of
public record.
Additional contact information
Phone: 310-825-2151
Fax: 310-206-6030
U.S. mail
UCLA Chancellor's Office
Box 951405, 2147 Murphy Hall
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1405
Campus mail
2147 Murphy Hall
Mail code: 140501 | v******f
发帖数: 4509 | 5 这位chancellor的名字就很有意思——Gene Block呵呵，都歧视到基因层面了。
作为chancellor，他以学校的名义用一篇满是抽象描述而没有任何数据支持的煽动性文
章试图绑架全校师生的政治观点，以达到自己一人或者一党的目的，是不是在滥用职权
，他的chancellor资格是不是该受到质疑？ | y*****y
发帖数: 1208 | 6 This is the email I sent to and yes with my real name......
Don't expect he will read every email but as long as his staff reads it,
fine with me.
Thanks
of
【在 w***t 的大作中提到】
: Email: c********[email protected]
: Email sent to the chancellor's office may be read or answered by members of
: his staff or other university personnel. Responses will indicate who is
: responding to you.
: Please be aware that the Chancellor's Communication Service retains copies
: of all correspondence, and all correspondence is considered a matter of
: public record.
: Additional contact information
: Phone: 310-825-2151
: Fax: 310-206-6030
| w***t
发帖数: 8175 | 7 just share his email. sent one too.
【在 y*****y 的大作中提到】
: This is the email I sent to and yes with my real name......
: Don't expect he will read every email but as long as his staff reads it,
: fine with me.
: Thanks
:
: of
|
|
