Author Archives: W. Lee Hansen

May 4, 2001This response to Chancellor Wiley’s April 6, 2001 memo is quite straightforward. My March 26 letter to the Regents pointed out what is known as the disparate impact of race-based policies, in this case, as applied to UW-Madison … Continue reading →

April 6, 2001Recently, you received yet another letter from Professor Emeritus Lee Hansen, dated March 26, 2001. In this letter, and in all his previous letters, op-ed pieces, letters to the editor, and public utterances on the subject of UW-Madison … Continue reading →

March 26, 2001Now that Wisconsin state legislators are asking for information on University practices, it is necessary to look at the plain facts of diversity admissions. The UW-Madison 2001-2002 application brochure provides a framework for understanding the University’s dilemma. In … Continue reading →

Letter to the Editor reprinted from the Wisconsin State Journal, April 4, 2001What do racial profiling and racial preference in college admission have in common? (“The long arm of racial profiling” and “Lawmakers want UW data,” Saturday, March 24). Racial … Continue reading →

Letter to the Editor reprinted from the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, March 31, 2001What do racial profiling and racial preference in college admission have in common? (“The long arm of racial profiling” and “Lawmakers want UW data,” Saturday, March 24). Racial … Continue reading →

March 1, 2001I have been too busy with the UW-Madison Academic Freedom Conference last week (February 22-23) and the events preceding it to follow up on our Guest Columns that appeared on successive Sundays in the Wisconsin State Journal (January … Continue reading →

Reprint from The Daily Cardinal, February 2-4, 2001Members of the Board of Regents are finally entering into public debate about the appropriateness of using race preferences in admitting students to the University of Wisconsin. Regent Fred Mohs contends that minority … Continue reading →

Reprint from the Wisconsin State Journal, January 28, 2001Regent President Jay Smith in his Jan. 21 guest column explains not only how race preferences enter into decisions about admitting undergraduate applicants to the University of Wisconsin but also the benefits … Continue reading →

By Jay Smith* Reprint from the Wisconsin State Journal, January 21, 2001 *permission to reprint here has been requested The University of Wisconsin System and the Board of Regents view diversity in enrollment and employment as a high priority. That … Continue reading →

By Frederic E. Mohs* Reprint from the Wisconsin State Journal, Jan. 17, 2001 *permission to reprint here has been granted by the author Recently, an appeals court found that public colleges may take race into account as a way to … Continue reading →