keley's definition of diversity as proportional representation, the university's mandate seems clear: more blacks and Hispanics, fewer Jews and Asians" (31). In other words, more qualified students of minority groups will be edged out by less qualified students from other minority groups. However, a high rate of affirmative action students drop out. The author does not argue against some sort of policy which would level the playing field of higher education. He does argue against many current policies which hurt highly qualified students and do not help less qualified minority students. Such policy also "contributes to separatism and strain among racial groups on campus" (58).
Chapter 3, "Travels With Rigoberta," deals with student protests for non-Western, non-white-male-oriented curricula. The Rigoberta of the chapter's title i
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