WHAM Scholarship

[daleduke17]

Sorry to dredge up such an old thread, but, seeing this link got me to thinking about this thread.

http://www.district87.org/esc/HR/mtrp/MTRP%20Link.htm

How is this OK, but a scholarship called the "White Heterosexual American Male" Scholarship considered racist?

Also:
http://www.latinocollegedollars.org/
Asian & Pacific Islander American Scholarship
American Indian College Fund
Scholarships for Pakistani Students in Cambridge University
Black Scholarships
Female Scholarships in Google

All of the above were found inserting a nationality and then "Scholarship" in Google.

So, why aren't white or male (or white male) scholarships "allowed"? Looking in Google for Caucasian or Male scholarships:

Male Scholarships
Google result for "Caucasian Scholarships"

[anriana]

Did you read the page?

"...established in response to the national shortage of minorities entering the teaching profession."

"We will recruit, retain, train, support and recognize an outstanding diverse teaching staff, support staff and administration that reflects the student population of Bloomington Public Schools District 87."

[joe hx]

white scholarships are generally broken down into more ancestral-regional scholarships:

Irish-American Scholarships
Scholarships that Target White Ethnicities - Diversity is Also White

i don't think scholarships should focus on ethnicity or gender, but rather on ability and poverty.

[daleduke17]

Did you read the page?

"...established in response to the national shortage of minorities entering the teaching profession."

"We will recruit, retain, train, support and recognize an outstanding diverse teaching staff, support staff and administration that reflects the student population of Bloomington Public Schools District 87."

Yep, sure did. Why would they make a deal out of calling it the MINORITY Teacher Recruitment Scholarship? Or, in the snippit you showed, say "...shortage of MINORITIES entering the teaching profession"?

Do you honestly think a Caucasian has any shot of getting that scholarship (aside from Bloomington being a "who you know" town)?

[anriana]

Yep, sure did. Why would they make a deal out of calling it the MINORITY Teacher Recruitment Scholarship? Or, in the snippit you showed, say "...shortage of MINORITIES entering the teaching profession"?

Do you honestly think a Caucasian has any shot of getting that scholarship (aside from Bloomington being a "who you know" town)?

Caucasians are, presumably, not MINORITIES in that area, so no, a scholarship desiged to attract MINORITIES would not be awarded to a non-minority.

[daleduke17]

Caucasians are, presumably, not MINORITIES in that area, so no, a scholarship desiged to attract MINORITIES would not be awarded to a non-minority.

So, a scholarship called the Majority Teacher Recruitment Scholarship that would assist members of the majority get scholarships should be allowed to happen, right?