(10-17-2018, 09:45 AM)MalabarJag Wrote:

(10-16-2018, 10:51 PM)mikesez Wrote: Isn't that Harvard's fault? She got tenure before they found out she claimed native ancestry.

She claimed it in college, long before she was even hired by Harvard.

The whole policy of taking people's ancestry into account in admission, hiring, and promotion decisions is despicable. Harvard is one of the worst offenders. But given that it's being done, and that her side of the political spectrum was the driving force behind the policy, she shouldn't have taken the faculty slot set aside for a "woman of color." Some other person who really was a "woman of color" missed out because of it.

I generally agree, but Harvard didn't have a faculty spot set aside for a woman of color. One board, focused on legal scholarship, granted her tenure, then a totally separate board, focused on public relations and marketing, and later, touted her status as evidence of Harvard's commitment to give opportunities to minorities.  The timeline has been completely fleshed out by multiple investigations.

Yes, taking race into account for hiring and promotion is bad, no matter which race is favored.  Yes, Warren may have checked the box hoping to get special teeatment.  But so far no evidence has been presented that she actually got special treatment.

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