<p>MSMDad:</p>
<p>I suspect there is a certain amount of racism in most campuses. Some is more overt than others. It is not possible for schools to ascertain the character of admitted students. Additionally, schools pursue diversity (not just ethnic diversity) which means that many different viewpoints will be represented, some more extreme than others. Tufts is an excellent school, and your D should make up her mind without regard to the racist poem in the student’s newspaper.</p>
<p>I think that, by not censoring the paper, Tufts did the right thing. It keeps the focus and the debate on the racist poem rather than shifting it to one of censorship, as is so often the case.</p>
<p>Congrats to your D for the Big envelope and the scholarship!</p>