○  加州理工院长98任职演说  ○

ields,ifweprovidetherightcatalysis.whyhave
   stanfordandmitandevenucsdbecomeenginesofeconomicgrowth
   andcaltech,surelyasfecund,livesinacitywithminimal
   high-techinfluence?thepoliticsofpasadenaarecertainlyan
   iue,butcouldn''tcaltechhavemoreimpactifitcommitteditself
   tothisgoal?

anotherofmyquestioisoneihaveraisedpubliclyalready,"are
   weactivelyenoughengagedinpromotingdiversityonthecampus?"i
   phrasethisasaquestion,butihavemadeitplainthati
   personallybelievethatacampusthatbettermirrorsthedemography
   ofamericaisdesirable.

increaseddiversityhasthreebenefits.first,itbringsthe
   particularvaluesofacaltecheducationtoapartoftheamerican
   publicthattoorarelyhassuchanadvantage.second,itaures
   thatotherstudentsatcaltechdevelopanareciationofthe
   varietyofculturesthatmakeupamerica,betterpreparingthemfor
   anactiveroleinamericanlife.third,througheducatingawider
   mixofstudents,wecontributetothestabilityandeffectivene
   ofourdemocraticsociety.iwouldremindyouthatafrican
   america,latinos,andamericanindiaaccountforonethirdof
   thechildrenborninamericatoday.meanwhile,thereisanongoing
   backlashagaitaffirmativeactionthatisreadingthroughthe
   nation.minoritygraduatesinengineeringhaveincreasedfromafew
   hundredperyearintheearly''70sto6,000peryeartoday.that''s
   agreatachievement,butitisstillfarfromparity,and
   improvementwillrequirecontinuedefforts.

anotheraectofthequestionofdiversityistheslowincreasein
   thefractionofwomenatcaltech.whatdoweneedtodoto
   acceleratethattrend?themandateisthere:inthestudentlife
   survey,bothmenandwomenatcaltechwantedahigherfractionof
  &nbs

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