Princeton University President Shirley M. Tilghman, a world-
renowned molecular biologist, took on the complex topic of
modern genetics and race Tuesday, March 9, in the annual James
Baldwin Lecture sponsored by Princeton's Center for African
American Studies. In a speech titled "The Meaning of Race in the
Post-Genome Era," she also traced science's past failures to
grapple in a nondiscriminatory manner with racial
classifications. "Only by spreading conversations about race
throughout the entire University can we be sure that every
student who passes through our gates will encounter and grapple
with one of the most vexing issues facing this country, and
indeed the rest of the world," she said. (Photo: Brian WIlson) -
Read the full text of President Tilghman's Baldwin Lecture.
Tilghman offers scientific views on 'vexing' issue of race
Posted March 10, 2010; 12:44 p.m. Princeton University President
Shirley M. Tilghman broached the charged subject of race
Tuesday, March 9, employing her powers of analysis as on