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Intellectual Entrepreneurship:

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Topic: Entrepreneurship

Sort Desciption: Intellectual entrepreneurship and outreach: Uniting expertise and pas- ... Founder and past Director of the Universitys Intellectual Entrepreneurship ...

Content Inside: College and University Journal VOL. 79 NO.3 WINTER 2004 39 College and University Journal WINTER 2004 VOL. 79 NO.3 forum Commentary Following the June Supreme Court ruling on affir- mative action in admissions to graduate and professional programs many institutions are contemplating how if at all to utilize race and ethnicity in making admissions decisions. e Courts ruling notwithstanding a nagging question lin- gers: Can race-conscious admissions policies actually enhance diversity? Traditional approaches to recruitment have never produced a proportionately significant number of minority graduate students. erefore why should we assume that tweaking the admissions system and expanding financial aid will substantially increase the number of minority graduate students (Cherwitz ; Cherwitz forthcoming)? e real- ity is that many minority undergraduates may not be as likely as other students to think about opportunities made possible by graduate study; yet knowledge of opportunities precedes the impetus to take advantage of the application process. Unfortunately the current institution-based recruitment model does little to ensure that spaces are created where minor- ities may acquire sufficient and relevant insight into graduate education.To achieve greater diversitywe must increase aware- ness of the value of graduate education and devise experiences allowing minority undergraduates to explore how advanced study can engage their hearts and mindshelping them ful- fill their professional visions and ethical commitments. Re- cruiting a critical mass of outstanding Hispanic and African American students requires a change in mindset. Intellectual Entrepreneurship: A Vision of Education At the University of Texas-Austin () Intellectual Entrepreneurship () is a program and philosophy of gradu- ate education promoting the virtues of discovery ownership and accountability. IE challenges students to be greater than the sum of their disciplinary partsto be citizen- ...

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