While reading this article it really made me consider if race does actually matter when applying to colleges.
Why did I find Martha L. Minow & Robert C. Post´s views on this matter to be very engaging?
Because, they conveyed that race played a not defining, but an important role in admissions in the interest of being able to pick the best students. In the following text they express that race plays a role in being able to assemble the best class possible."Our reasoning is simple. We admit students to accomplish two goals: to get the best possible students and to assemble the best possible class. These goals require us to examine each applicant in detail."(4th paragraph) In conclusion, I thought that they had a very valid argument, a diverse class will allow and prepare them for the future in which they will be exposed to colleagues, clients, and managers from many different backrounds. "To select the best students and to assemble the best class, we must conduct holistic, individualized assessments of our applicants, including consideration of race where appropriate." This text from the second to last paragraphs is the one that in my perspective has the most valid point. I say this because in able to authentically select the best student possible, and also the best environment for them to learn both from the faculty, and, each other.
