Category Archives: Commentary (2000-2004)

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 →

February 3, 2001These published attachments mark the Board of Regents’ entry into a long-awaited public discussion of diversity and particularly race preferences in admissions. First came the public criticism of UW-Madison by Regents Alexander and Randall who question the strength … Continue reading →

Reprint from the Opinion page of the Badger Herald, November 28, 2000UW-Madison’s more than 30-year quest for race-ethnic diversity continues under Plan 2008. Again this Fall, minority students complain about the lack of diversity. Again, campus administrators respond by promising … Continue reading →

Reprint of Letter to the Editor, Racine Journal Times, August 17, 2000The University of Wisconsin System’s budget, scheduled for Board of Regent consideration later this month, proposes increased spending to promote racial and ethnic “diversity.” But, should Wisconsin taxpayers be … Continue reading →

Reprint from the Wisconsin State Journal, May 11, 2000What should we do when we see our own executive, legislative, and judicial branches ignore violations of the law by public, state-supported institutions? This question arises because at its April meeting, the … Continue reading →