<p>I thank the many posters who have children either attending Dartmouth or who have attended Dartmouth. Your comments are heartfelt and sincere. At the same time, I can’t ignore the likelihood that families who have invested in Dartmouth would like validate their investment in Dartmouth and so would be biased in their perspective. As someone not invested in Dartmouth, I don’t have the emotional need for such validation. I do for my alma mater, which is not a consideration for DD’s college. From my perspective, Dartmouth has a deep-rooted problem of intolerance that isn’t going away quickly enough.
I reject the assertion that it isn’t any better at other colleges. The assertion that no college is perfect is not convincing. Just because colleges aren’t perfect does not preclude the fact that they exist on a continuum of good to bad and that some are better than others when it comes to tolerance, inclusiveness, self-reflection and courage to act.</p>