As the article says, I agree, let Harvard put its money where its mouth is, if racial and other kinds of diversity are as important as its faculty and admission

As the article says, I agree, let Harvard put its money where its mouth is, if racial and other kinds of diversity are as important as its faculty and admissions officers believe. Let them make the choice about the money or the diversity. I think you'll find that the factions of people running the university (which by the way is a many, many-headed beast) would rather keep the money than act according to the principles they profess. I think you find that's true for a lot of liberal principles. (and conservative ones equally) Harvard is free to experiment with social tinkering. Just not with my tax money.