Inclusion doesn't lower standards.

Abstract

The cultural wars raging across the United States have sadly found their way into the world of science. Some university science faculty and administrators are resistant to making changes that would allow more students from underrepresented groups to participate and thrive in the sciences. The rationale for this opposition is often that "accommodating" legitimate social and pedagogical needs of marginalized groups will lower the standards of mastery and excellence in these fields. But this concern is just a crutch that protects faculty and institutions from having to do the work of correcting social injustices in higher education.