Colleges Should Take 'Confirmative Action' in Admissions

By LANI GUINIER

"A liberal education," Lee C. Bollinger declares, "is largely about crossing sensibilities, about seeing the world through different eyes and realizing that your perceptions may not be accurate." Bollinger, the newly selected president of Columbia University, emphasizes that "people learn more and learn better in an environment where they are part of...

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