Lee Carroll Bollinger[1] (born April 30, 1946) is an American attorney and educator who served as the 19th president of Columbia University from 2002 to 2023 and as the 12th president of the University of Michigan from 1996 to 2002. (wikipedia)
In the Bakke decision, the Powell opinion recognized that it's important to think in terms of racial diversity and ethnic diversity,
I became concerned that the grids might be misinterpreted,
We do look at that, ... but it doesn't mean those qualifications or traits trump everything else.
There are few things more precious on any university campus than freedom of thought and expression, ... That is the teaching of the First Amendment, and I believe it should be the principle we live by at Columbia University.
