Friday, June 24, 2016

Good Intentions‏

In the 46 years since the founding of their Native American Program, Dartmouth's commitment to Indian education has allowed nearly 700 Native Americans from more than 200 different tribes to attend Dartmouth.
A man I know is part Cherokee and his daughter was recruited by Dartmouth as part of their affirmative action plan for Native Americans. She was flattered and thrilled . She sent in her pre-application and they responded with their recruitment letter which explained how they integrated the Indian students into the community. They paired each student with a current white student--same sex--and they would guide the new student through the basics of living at Dartmouth including running water, indoor plumbing and the like.
The girl was so offended she refused to apply.

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