Why we belong in the top 50 ...I AM WRITING REGARDING YOUR RECENT RANKING of "The 50 Best Colleges for African Americans African American Multiculture A person having origins in any of the black racial groups of Africa. See Race. " [October 2004] I am very disappointed not to see Princeton included, despite leadership in several areas that relates to the African American collegiate experience. Princeton has never been selected in the top 50, while every other Ivy League Ivy League Group of eight universities in the northeastern U.S., high in academic and social prestige, that are members of an athletic conference for intercollegiate gridiron football dating to the 1870s. institution has found a place on this list. In recent years, Princeton has increased the diversity of its staff, faculty, and student body and strengthened its academic programs in African American, cultural, and ethnic studies. It has the highest percentage of black undergraduates in the Ivy Leagues and one of the highest percentages of all universities. Princeton also has many top black scholars of note, including Toni Morrison Noun 1. Toni Morrison - United States writer whose novels describe the lives of African-Americans (born in 1931) Chloe Anthony Wofford, Morrison , Cornel West "Cornell West" redirects here. For the area of the Ithaca campus, see Cornell West Campus. Cornel Ronald West (born June 2, 1953 in Tulsa, Oklahoma) is an American scholar and public intellectual. , and Nell Painter. The university recently initiated and expanded several diversity programs, including the Dialogue@Princeton, Bildner Fund for the Advancement of Diversity on Campus, and the Princeton Prize in Race Relations An awards program sponsored by Princeton University and principally undertaken by its alumni, the Princeton Prize in Race Relations ([1]) honors high school age students who have done notable work in advancing the cause of race relations. . I urge BE to reconsider Princeton the next time you evaluate the 50 Best Colleges for African Americans. Kenneth M. Bruce President, Association of Black Princeton Alumni Jersey City, NJ KennethMBruce@aol.com |
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