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Philip Gallagher


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Commencement must go beyond entertainment

I can't count the number of people who have told me how much they want Jon Stewart to come to Brandeis and deliver our commencement address. Yes, I think Jon Stewart is awesome and funny, but what exactly would he say at graduation that would be so riveting?


Expand affirmative action beyond race

A recent report by the Obama administration provides an enlightening and carefully thought-out approach to designing affirmative action policy with the purpose of fostering diversity in higher education. Utilizing legal precedent from the Supreme Court, the report suggests using race itself as a last resort in admissions decisions while at the same time recognizing that creating a diverse student body involves more than ethnicity. Although the report does not fully acknowledge the social benefits of affirmative action, the policies it recommends move affirmative action closer to an ideal social purpose of leveling the college admissions playing field for disadvantaged but hardworking students, regardless of ethnicity. The awareness that diversity comes in multiple forms is probably the most important component of Obama's report.


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