I'm not sure that different kinds of intelligence implies different demographics, races, ethnicities, and backgrounds. It's sad to me that Diversity (with a capital D) has become such a buzzword that it's beginning to be seen as a necessity. I agree with "April 28, 2008 - 8:04pm — Anonymous (not verified)" when he/she says that Uni should reach out to all races/ethnicities equally, and I'm going to take that a step further by saying that race/ethnicity should be thrown out of the application process all together. Uni should be searching for different kinds of intellects, not taking in a diverse group students and assuming them to have differing intellects. Once we start to favor (or even make assumptions about) a given race in any way, we are being as racist as those who would deny opportunity based on race.
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Responding to Sarah's comment:
I'm not sure that different kinds of intelligence implies different demographics, races, ethnicities, and backgrounds. It's sad to me that Diversity (with a capital D) has become such a buzzword that it's beginning to be seen as a necessity. I agree with "April 28, 2008 - 8:04pm — Anonymous (not verified)" when he/she says that Uni should reach out to all races/ethnicities equally, and I'm going to take that a step further by saying that race/ethnicity should be thrown out of the application process all together. Uni should be searching for different kinds of intellects, not taking in a diverse group students and assuming them to have differing intellects. Once we start to favor (or even make assumptions about) a given race in any way, we are being as racist as those who would deny opportunity based on race.