Thread by @RogerPielkeJr

Recently I've had many convos w/ academic faculty about diversity

One common view is that academic excellence means denying as many students as possible an opportunity to come to our campus, called EXCLUSIVITY

That's just wrong

Academic excellence means ACCESSIBILITY for all

University EXCLUSIVITY is in practice the manufacturing of demand for access far above the ability of a campus to supply education

That supply/demand mismatch justifies high tuition rates which further supports EXCLUSIVITY

So campuses become most accessible to the wealthiest

Some campuses use high tuition to subsidize lower income students thus enhancing accessibility

This is impractical for state schools as tuition rates can never be this high

The net effect is the increasing presence of wealthiest at state schools at the expense of the poorest

For public universities (at least) EXCLUSIVITY is not a sign of academic excellence

It is actually sign of comprehensive institutional failure to fulfill the mission of a public university in our society

I know many disagree
That's OK, I'm here for the debate
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