Birgeneau comes out against Prop. 209 

Chancellor Birgeneau has written a commentary on Proposition 209 (the controversial measure which banned affirmative action for use in college admissions) in Sunday's Los Angles Times, saying it has created "too much alienation, mistrust and division."

Proposition 209 assumed that considering race or ethnicity in the admissions process would allow undeserving students into Berkeley. But it is significant that the graduation rates of African Americans before and after the proposition's passage have stayed virtually the same. ...we know we must lead the discussion on the unintended consequences of Proposition 209. I am initiating a broad-based diversity research agenda at Berkeley to study this and a myriad of related issues. Our goal is to find innovative ways to make this campus the inclusive and welcoming environment to which it aspires."

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