Category: Diversity

Matthew Levey — Get Rid of the College Admissions Essay

by David Labaree, posted in Admissions, Diversity, Higher Education, History

This post is an essay by Matthew Levey about why we should eliminate the college admissions essay, which was published in The 74.  Here's a link to the original. He recounts the sordid backstory of the admissions essay, which first arose in order to keep Jews out of Harvard and other elite schools.  It's still serving … Continue reading Matthew Levey — Get Rid of the College Admissions Essay

The Burden of Needless Bureaucracy

by David Labaree, posted in Bureaucracy, Diversity, High School

This post is a recent column by David Brooks of the New York Times about the price we pay in service to senseless bureaucracy.  Here's a link to the original. Bureaucracy is not necessarily a problem.  It arose as a mechanism for providing a rational structure for governing large organizations in order to keep them … Continue reading The Burden of Needless Bureaucracy