<i>Diversity is worthwhile for various reasons. In an academic setting, a student's background informs his or her arguments and understanding of a subject. Colleges may find it valuable to search extra hard for applicants from underrepresented populations or to unearth qualified students from communities that may not be oriented toward applying to college.</i>
Racial quotas will always follow this nonsense. Informs his or her arugerments?  Not sure want that means.