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Content Inside: 10.1177/1538192704270901 Journal of Hispanic Higher Education / January 2005 Cherwitz Diversifying Graduate Education: The Promise of Intellectual Entrepreneurship R ICHARD A. C HERWITZ Abstract: Affirmative action is a necessary but not sufficient condition for di- versifying graduate school. Increasing diversity requires us to capitalize on unintended consequences. Adopting the philosophy of intellectual entrepre- neurship although valuable to all students and disciplines may have a special and perhaps more substantial impact on underrepresented minorities. The po- tential of intellectual entrepreneurship for increasing diversity inheres in its capacity to empower students to discover otherwise unobserved connections between academe and personal and professional commitments. Resumen: Accin afirmativa es una condicin necesaria pero no suficiente para diversificar escuelas de graduados. Aumento en diversificacin requiere que capitalicemos consecuencias inadvertidas. El Adoptar la filosofa de privatizacin puede ser valioso para todos los estudiantes y disciplinas; sin embargo sta puede tener un impacto especial y posiblemente ms sustancial en minoras poco representadas. El potencial de privatizacin intelectual con mayor diversidad tiene la capacidad inherente de conferir poder a los estudiantes para descubrir conexiones entre la academia y los compromisos personales y profesionales. Keywords: intellectual entrepreneurship; affirmative action; diversification; graduate education The thesis of this article is that increasing diversity in graduate school may require us to capitalize on unintended consequences (Cherwitz 2004); improving education for all students and academic disciplines can have a special and perhaps more substantial impact on underrepresented minorities and first-generation students. Readers should not construe this claim as an argument against affirmative action. To the contrary: Affirmative action in admissions and financial aid is a ne ...

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