What Bowen and Rudenstine Said and Didn't Say on Affirmative Action

To the Editor:

William G. Bowen and Neil L. Rudenstine acknowledge that the experience of being African-American requires adjustment to society's demeaning racial stereotypes and prejudices ("Race-Sensitive Admissions: Back to Basics," The Review, February 7). However, Bowen and Rudenstine do not go far enough. ...

African-Americans must begin grappling with racially hostile environments as soon as they become aware that differently valued skin-color groups exist. In the

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