Ice-T spoke to a class a Teachers College, Columbia, the other day about “the evolution of hip-hop and the promotion of youth education.”

To an audience of present and future educators, he said, “You need to be a little cooler. When you’re a teacher, get to know what the kids know … Get into their zone, communicate with them.”

Sounds like something that would get Cornel West driven out of Harvard!

But wait…there is a serious point here. As Harvard is trumpeting its admissions stats—97% rejected! 98 %! Pretty soon, Harvard will boast that it rejects every person who applies—the university is, theoretically, inviting more applications from poor and minority students.

A significant influx of such students would probably pose greater demands on advising and teaching methods. Is anyone at Harvard thinking about this?