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...Frank Robinson Baltimore. 1966), Orlando Cepeda (St. Louis. 1967). Dick Allen (Chicago White Sox. 1972). Fred Lynn (Boston. 1975), and Rollie Fingers (Milwaukee...
...Almost 65 per cent of Black respondents, for example, reported racial prejudice in their dealings with other students. The study notes that because students see more of each other than anyone else, "many more situations arise in which prejudice on the part of the students can possibly be perceived." Cepeda said that in terms of sheer frequency of contact, the results "shouldn't be surprising." But Pearl said the committee's finding are severely limited. "The problems that Blacks have here are because of an insitutionally racist structure, certainly not solely because of their interactions with white students," she said...
Committee members are hesitant to identify areas other than admissions policies that might contribute to such perceptions. Adela Cepeda '80, one of the committee members, said the doubts may stem from what she called "socialization effects." It's not that minority students are not as intellectually competent, Cepeda said, but that they "are conditioned to think that they're not as good." Dean K. Whitla, director of the office of instructional research and evaluation and a committee member, said he hopes the report will help dispel such myths. "The fact that some minority students perceive themselves as less than...
...line with its findings, the committee recommended that the University reaffirm its commitment to affirmative action and that the Core Curriculum include courses specially dealing with race relations. "The lack of women and minorities on the Faculty reinforces student perceptions of prejudice," Cepeda said, adding, "There simply aren't enough role models for minorities at Harvard." Epps said only one course here deals with the Hispanic and Asian American experience, adding, "The University has responded to a lot of problems abroad, but there is this one area that is missing." Despite some student committee members' wishes that undergraduates be required...
...period of discussion and change. "Publication of the study is only the beginning," Peter A. Dale, Adams House senior tutor and a committee member, said, adding, "These data must serve as the basis for more work." But student members are concerned about the future of the report's recommendations. Cepeda said she regretted there was no recommendation calling for a standing committee to implement the study's suggestions. Committee member Tsan-Yang Liang '80 said this week he "seriously doubts" that the report will have a large effect on administration policy...