“Why does Brown have to wear its political correctness on its sleeve virtually 100 percent of the time? Why should we care about the sexual preference/orientation of the entrepreneur who is doing...”

“Well done to Jennifer Knight at American Woolen, bringing apparel fabric jobs back to this country (“Dyed in the Wool,” January/February 2019). I wonder if she would consider helping out down in...”

“The article took me back to my more academic years, way back! It moved me, my intellectual innards—this is to thank all of you for these experiences. ”

“I was interested in reading the article on Bathsheba Demuth’s experiences in the Yukon, where my husband lived for several years in his teens (“Unfrozen,” January/February). It was disappointing, however, to find...”

“I was glad to read your note to the school on diversity. When I was a senior at Brown, I was asked to be a student representative on the Minority Faculty Hiring...”

“Neglect of merit jumps out in the onesided Paxson case. The original concept of affirmative action was that the applicants would be of equal academic ability, but in the analysis, race could...”

“Reading President Paxson’s sanctimonious “The Case for Diversity” reminded me once again how out of touch the University is. Perhaps she is unaware that Brown obtained its drawing power by loading up...”

“President Paxson’s defense of diversity is to be commended for its honest confirmation of the discriminatory admission practices that are necessary to enroll a racially diverse class. Instead of requiring that all...”