"But we do encourage both strong science students and strong minority students to apply," Lewis adds.
And many administrators in Harvard's science departments, while reporting underrepresentation of non-Asian minority students in their respective fields, present contrasting ideas about how to increase participation among those groups.
Inside the Numbers
"There aren't a large number of African-American and Hispanic students concentrating in chemistry," Davis says. "Maybe one or two per year."
Compare these numbers to the College as a whole, which is roughly 43 percent white, 17 percent Asian or Asian-American, 8 percent black and 8 percent Latino--with 16 percent of students' race unknown.
"But, ultimately, it is the choice of the students, themselves," he says.
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