College needs flexibility in seeking greater racial diversity

College needs flexibility in seeking greater racial diversity

The op-ed writer advocates for the college to have more realistic goals regarding racial diversification and emphasizes the need for a creation of a community at Middlebury that is more supportive of BIPOC students.

Volume 92, Number 3

Danielle Berry

The Campus

9/30/1993

Danielle Berry

"No matter how concerted an effort the admissions officers exert to recruit minority students, the strongest case the college can present comes not from the administrative officers but from the students themselves. If African American students do not feel comfortable around, or accepted and welcomed by non-minority students, how attractive a picture can they paint of Middlebury?"

"Just as money cannot buy you love, all the recruiting enticements in the world cannot erase the feelings of alienation and anger expressed to a prospective student of color by those who have come before him."