Kagan comes under scrutiny for diversity hires

The Washington Post reports:

The White House has touted Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan's tenure as the dean of Harvard Law School as evidence of her practicality and ability to work across ideological lines. Others view her record there through a different lens: one sorely lacking in racial inclusion.

A chorus of black commentators and civic leaders has begun expressing frustration over Kagan's hiring record as Harvard dean. From 2003 to 2009, 29 faculty members were hired: 28 were white and one was Asian American.

CNN pundit Roland Martin posted a column slamming Kagan's record on diversity as one that a "white Republican U.S. president" would be criticized for. "There would be widespread condemnations of Republicans having no concern for the non-white males in America," he wrote.

An interesting article.