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Individuality: Assistant Vice-President and University

individuality: It is especially wrong when done by a university, according to The Chronicle Herald. That is for two reasons. Whites not oppressed; reverse racism a fantasy Hiring according to race, ethnicity, or cultural affiliation is wrongfully discriminatory almost everywhere, even when it is legal. First, it is a violation of the merit principle, according to which academic decisions should be made on academic grounds only. Jasmine Walsh, the assistant vice-president of human resources, says that this discriminatory hiring is part of Dalhousie's efforts to increase the number of people from under-represented groups on campus. Second, it undercuts the university's ethos of individuality. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.