Results: Whites Only Scholarship at Columbia University
Published on 05/21/2013
Columbia University offers a fellowship that can only be awarded to someone who is from Iowa and white. Due to the discriminatory requirements of the fellowship, Columbia University is now making changes to the Lydia C. Roberts Graduate and Traveling Fellowship. Interestingly, this is not the first time someone has criticized the award, as the NAACP complained in 1949 about the white’s only clause. In response, Grayson L. Kirk, stated that “We do not feel we are justified in depriving some of our students of the benefits of restricted grants simply because they are not available to everyone.”
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Were you surprised by this story?
Yes
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2299 votes
No
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Do you think the University took too long to act on making changes to the requirements of the award? Yes, I think that the University took to long to make changes to the award
41%
1985 votes
No, I do not think that the University took to long to make changes to the award
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1146 votes
I am undecided
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1621 votes
Other (please specify)
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102 votes
| Other Answers | Percentage | Votes |
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| 0.23% | 11 | |
| na | 0.06% | 3 |
| n/a | 0.04% | 2 |
| if black people want equality disband the naacp and join the real world. quit hiding behind this and become real! | 0.02% | 1 |
| i think that since there are scholarships for black and hispanics, there shouldn't be a problem with a scholarship for whites. people need to stop being crybabies. | 0.02% | 1 |
| white people caved again to minority complaining. | 0.02% | 1 |
| it should not be changed | 0.02% | 1 |
| why change it? they have other stupid awards for colored people | 0.02% | 1 |
| they shouldn't have had to remove the scholarship what makes this scholarship different than any latino scholarship? | 0.02% | 1 |
| i think they should have been allowed to keep it. | 0.02% | 1 |
| it shouldn't have been changed | 0.02% | 1 |
| i dont think they should have changed it. | 0.02% | 1 |
| i don't think the requirements should be changed. there are black only scholarships here. | 0.02% | 1 |
| i think that this is way out of line. | 0.02% | 1 |
| i think it's a fair clause. the fact is there are other ethnic based scholarships that exclude whites. if you want to end racism, put everyone on the same field, judge them based on performance and not based on skin color or an arbitrary number. | 0.02% | 1 |
| what;'s wrong with white's only? there is nothing wrong when it is black only. this is reverse discrimination. not an example of equality;. | 0.02% | 1 |
| as i have seen grants and scholarships only available to other ethnicities and races, i think they shouldn't have changed anything. | 0.02% | 1 |
| i don't think they should have to change at all. | 0.02% | 1 |
| it should stay the same | 0.02% | 1 |
| they have scholarships for blacks and latinos so what difference does it make | 0.02% | 1 |
| i think a scholarship, since private, can be for any group named, and only that group. | 0.02% | 1 |
| why is it wrong black only grants and school are out there too | 0.02% | 1 |
| that is no different then the negro college funds or a college that is dominantly black and will not give a white person a schlorship for being the minoroty. | 0.02% | 1 |
| i don't think they should have had to change it because there are plenty of scholarships that are for minorities that white people can't get so it is only fair that there are scholarships like this | 0.02% | 1 |
| i don't think changes should've been made. | 0.02% | 1 |
| i'm not familiar enough with the story to make a decision | 0.02% | 1 |
| i think if the naacp can offer black-only scholarships, then organizations or universities should be allowed to offer white only scholarships. | 0.02% | 1 |
| i dont think they needed to make changes | 0.02% | 1 |
| there are scholarships and grants only for blacks, why not just for whites? | 0.02% | 1 |
| there are scholarships for females only... there are some for blacks only, some for indian only, etc. why can't there be one for whites only? the other ones are just as "exclusionary" and "racist" as people complain this one is. | 0.02% | 1 |
| money left with conditions. if they don't want to honor the request, give the money back. | 0.02% | 1 |
| no changes necessary. | 0.02% | 1 |
| fuck niggers | 0.02% | 1 |
| no change required | 0.02% | 1 |
| what about the united negro college fund???? | 0.02% | 1 |
| no because there are women only scholarships and asian only, and african american, and so on and so on. i have no problem with a white only scholarship. unless you want to open all scholarships to veryone you are only further increasing racial tensio | 0.02% | 1 |
| there are blacks-only scholarship, so why not white-only? | 0.02% | 1 |
| i don' | 0.02% | 1 |
| i don't think they should have made any changes. | 0.02% | 1 |
| no, there are awards for african americans only so how is this any different?? in my opinion these awards, grants,etc. should be open to everyone,, color should not even be considered in any of them!! everyone deserves a shot regardless of color!!! | 0.02% | 1 |
| they shouldn't have acted at all. every other racial groups have scholarships, why can't whites? | 0.02% | 1 |
| no changes needed to be made | 0.02% | 1 |
| there are only african american scholarships out there, why not only white? also, on question 5, it should be "now" instead of "know". | 0.02% | 1 |
| no they should change when the black only scholarshios end ! | 0.02% | 1 |
| black people get scholarships because of their color why can't whites? | 0.02% | 1 |
| i think that the award should be given to someone who deserves it irregardless of race | 0.02% | 1 |
| don't care | 0.02% | 1 |
| does the name "negro college fund" ring any bells...there is already a double standard | 0.02% | 1 |
| i don't know | 0.02% | 1 |
| there's scholarships exclusively for blacks, so why not for whites? | 0.02% | 1 |
| they should not change it | 0.02% | 1 |
| i think they should have left it. | 0.02% | 1 |
| no. there are colored only scholarships as well | 0.02% | 1 |
| i don''t think it should be changed, they have black awards and other offers for blacks which are not available for whites | 0.02% | 1 |
| what about the negro college fund? and miss black america?!????? | 0.02% | 1 |
| blacks have their own scholarships, so i dont see the big deal | 0.02% | 1 |
| what bs | 0.02% | 1 |
| the rules of the scholorship should be followed. | 0.02% | 1 |
| i don't care the u.s. has bigger problems | 0.02% | 1 |
| why not whites only, there are black only awards & nobody complains | 0.02% | 1 |
| i don't think the award should be changed. | 0.02% | 1 |
| i don't think changes should be lmade to the fellowship | 0.02% | 1 |
| university should keep the scholarship the way it was set up | 0.02% | 1 |
| i do not think they should have changed that | 0.02% | 1 |
| i dont' think they should have changed it | 0.02% | 1 |
| no there are funds called the negro college fund, or the indian.what is the difference? | 0.02% | 1 |
| why can't it be a white's only? come on, after all, there are all kinds of minority only scholarships!!! guess what? whites are now a minority! | 0.02% | 1 |
| i dont necessarily believe they needed to change it. there are certain things that are only available to eskimos, african americans, native americans, jewish people and so on, why cant white people do the same? | 0.02% | 1 |
| i do not think the university should change the requirements of the award | 0.02% | 1 |
| how is this any more or less racist than the uncf that excludes whites? | 0.02% | 1 |
| why is there a problem. there are scholarships for women only, african americans only, hispanics only, lesbians only, gay men only. why not white people only? | 0.02% | 1 |
| why can they have black only grants, but we can not have white only that i do not understand. | 0.02% | 1 |
| why should they change it are white's eligable for black miss america? i think not, you can't have it both way. | 0.02% | 1 |
| reverse discrimination---we have scholarships for blacks only---why not for whites--or asian--or whatever | 0.02% | 1 |
| why should they have too change, because some racist black complained about white again | 0.02% | 1 |
| no i think they should have left it as is. they have awards specifically for other races why is it only whites that are considered racist. i could say the same about the naacp and their only doing things for blacks | 0.02% | 1 |
| i think it is totally wrong to mark this as discriminatory. there are so many programs and scholarships available to only blacks, only this or that. so why is one available to only whites discriminatory? | 0.02% | 1 |
| why is it ok to have black or hispanic only awards and not whites only? | 0.02% | 1 |
| i'm confused about the timeline of events. | 0.02% | 1 |
| nothing wrong with this award - there are many for blacks students only! | 0.02% | 1 |
| considering there are black only college's, why are white's consider racist or unfair? | 0.02% | 1 |
| whoever set u p the trust also set up guidelines that they wanted in place. these rules should be honored. | 0.02% | 1 |
| all grants/scholarships etc should be on the basis of merit and/or need only, not on the basis of race, gender, sexual preference, etc | 0.02% | 1 |
| that ' s all a function involving those who ' d set up these scholarships ! | 0.02% | 1 |
| no, there are some very specific scholarships--have to be hispanic, a plumber's kid, born in savannah, georgia, etc (i'm making these up, of course). point is, there are other colleges and universities with specific requirements. no big deal. | 0.02% | 1 |
| i believe the university should not have to change the requirements. as long as there is a minority-only award, a majority-only award seems perfectly acceptable. | 0.02% | 1 |
| this is not the college's place | 0.02% | 1 |
| i don't think they should change it | 0.02% | 1 |
| i see nothing wrong with a whiten only wscholarship as minority scholarships are advertised all the time | 0.02% | 1 |
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Do you know anyone who studied at Columbia University? Yes, I know someone who studied at Columbia University
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No, I do not know anyone who has studied at Columbia University
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Do you think that there is a double standard when there are awards created for African American students? Yes
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No
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832 votes
Undecided
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1043 votes
Not Applicable
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Considering its prestige, do you know hold a negative impression of Columbia University? Yes, I now have a negative impression of Columbia University
18%
878 votes
I have somewhat of a negative impression of Columbia University
23%
1115 votes
No, I do not have a negative impression of Columbia University
59%
2861 votes
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