開學在即，國內、外杏壇卻屢傳風波，台灣大學校長遴選爭議未平、日本驚傳醫科大學逢女考生必扣分劣跡，美國哈佛大學也遭控訴人為操縱入學標準、設立屏障（barriers），使得名校窄門因歧視和平權的議題再度燃起。 【名校設限淺談】 ■ barrier 屏障 A： Some prestigious universities have been accused of creating barriers to exclude certain groups of applicants. （最近有幾家國際知名學府被控設立入學屏障排擠某些族群。） B： I heard that Tokyo Medical University deliberately restricted their number of accepted female applicants. （聽說日本東京醫科大學特意針對女性入學人數設限。） ■ to alter 更改、變更 A： It was discovered that they have been altering female candidates' entrance exam scores since 2006. （校方自2006年起手改女性申請者的入學考成績。） B： Harvard was also sued for discriminating against Asian-American applicants by rating them lower on "personality traits." （哈佛也被控針對亞裔申請者的「性格特質」打低分。） ■ diversity 多元 A： However, Harvard said racial diversity is one important factor to consider for admission. （然而，哈佛說種族多元化是入學審核的一個重要因素。） B： Obviously, the social issues behind the admissions process are more complicated than one might expect. （顯然入學審核背後的社會議題比想像中更複雜。） 【延伸關鍵字】 1. bias：偏袒、偏見 2. deliberate：故意的 3. sexism：性別歧視 多益時事通工作團隊獨家授權