<p>Consolation, none of the Ivy institutions is pristine and none of their student bodies is comprised solely of saints. However, do a Google search for racist incidents at Dartmouth. Not all of them occurred 20 years ago. There was the nice bit of “humor” about Dartmouth’s exemplary choice as President and more “humor” about Native Americans a few years ago. The differences between what has happened at Dartmouth versus other Ivies, if there is any, relates in part to the support the bad actors got in the past (“It was just an attempt at humor. They didn’t intend to hurt anyone’s feelings.”) and in part to the semi-organized nature of some of it. I think bluebayou’s post suggests more data than I have but this is consistent with my Google search. </p>
<p>At Yale, there was a fraternity whose pledges held a “We love Yale Sluts” sign outside the Women’s Center and the Women’s Center was looking to sue both the fraternity and the university. The university helded disciplinary hearings but concluding that this was not sexual harrassment. Not sure what happened to the Women’s Center suit. There was an attempt to create consequences, though I’m not sure that there were any. But, I think that the school creates a teachable moment primarily by creating real and observable consequences. It’s the actions that create the culture.</p>