ONCE A GREAT UNIVERSITY – AT 11:54 A.M. ET:   This is pretty incredible.  It comes from Harvard, which seems to degrade itself regularly.  From Daily Caller: 

Harvard University’s Task Force on Inclusion and Belonging advised the university to avoid “over-reliance on indicators of excellence that systematically favor historically dominant groups” in a report released Monday.

Can you believe that?  I guess those Vietnamese boat people, who were fished out of the ocean and brought to these shores, and whose kids went to the tops of their classes, were historically dominant.  Otherwise, how could the kids learn?

The report, published by the 46-person task force, also suggested that the university create a center revolving around either inclusion and belonging or identity, politics, and culture, according to The Washington Free Beacon.

The task force advocates for “inclusive excellence,” saying “the goal of recruitment, promotion, and retention will be to maximize excellence and diversity simultaneously.” The report does not advise which concept Harvard should favor if excellence and diversity are ever at odds.

Diversity will triumph.  Every time.  This is all about left-wing politics.  It has nothing to do with education.

The task force recommends that Harvard “use public art and symbols to bring 21st century Harvard into visibility in public spaces and shared experiences.”

The report also advises the university to amend certain segments of its statement of values, changing “leadership” to “inclusive leadership” and adding a commitment to “inclusive excellence” to community members’ commitments to education and scholarship. “Responsibility for cultivating the bonds and bridges that enable all to grow with and learn from one another” is appended in a bullet-point segment of the statement.

COMMENT:  What is horrible here is how this cheats young people, depriving them of the real challenge of excellence.  What is also horrible is the construction of a vast excuse machine to explain failure and mediocrity. 

What Harvard is doing will influence other universities.  It is part of the decline of our civilization.

September 28, 2017