August 28, 2001In anticipation of the next Board meeting’s agenda item on the admissions process at UW-Madison, I am sending my observations on the July 6, 2001 report submitted by UW-Madison Admissions Director Rob Seltzer.
The Seltzer report does not, in my view, provide enough information so the Board can understand the details of how admission process works and particularly how race/ethnicity is factored into admissions decisions. I amplify on these conclusions in the attached statement.
In addition to attaching for your convenience a copy of the Seltzer report, I append for comparison a copy of my detailed February 1999 analysis of the UW-Madison admission process. I will spare you additional copies of several other documents that are pertinent to your consideration, namely, the Spring 2001 memos to the Board from me (March 26), John Wiley (April 6), and me again (May 4) on how the admissions process works.
Letter to Board of Regents on Undergraduate Admissions Process
August 28, 2001In anticipation of the next Board meeting’s agenda item on the admissions process at UW-Madison, I am sending my observations on the July 6, 2001 report submitted by UW-Madison Admissions Director Rob Seltzer.
The Seltzer report does not, in my view, provide enough information so the Board can understand the details of how admission process works and particularly how race/ethnicity is factored into admissions decisions. I amplify on these conclusions in the attached statement.
In addition to attaching for your convenience a copy of the Seltzer report, I append for comparison a copy of my detailed February 1999 analysis of the UW-Madison admission process. I will spare you additional copies of several other documents that are pertinent to your consideration, namely, the Spring 2001 memos to the Board from me (March 26), John Wiley (April 6), and me again (May 4) on how the admissions process works.