Tag: Admissions: Page 30

Students

Impact of Race-neutral Admission At UC To Be Studied

The University of California’s Board of Regents agreed this week to study how the 10-campus system’s admissions and enrollment have changed in the decade since voters passed a law barring consideration of race and gender in public education.

July 20, 2006

Home

Another Supreme Test?

The decision by the U.S. Supreme Court to hear arguments in two K-12 school assignment cases…

June 28, 2006

STEM

Study: California Admissions Process Unfair to Blacks

Black applicants are being systematically blocked from the University of California system partly because of a flawed admission scheme…

June 28, 2006

STEM

University of Wisconsin Race-conscious Admissions Under Fire

Facing a backlash from parents and lawmakers, University of Wisconsin system leaders are downplaying their plans to change admissions policies to give greater weight to nonacademic factors such as race and income.

June 25, 2006

Home

Preferential Admissions Questioned In Court

A wealthy private school created exclusively for Hawaii’s indigenous people may be forced to admit non-Hawaiians if it loses a legal challenge.

June 18, 2006

Home

George Mason’s SAT-Optional Admissions Policy Could Boost Diversity

Starting this fall, George Mason University will permit high school seniors with strong academic records to apply…

June 14, 2006

Students

Study: Flawed Admissions Process Reason for Black Student Decline in California

Black applicants are being systematically blocked from the University of California system in part because of its flawed admission scheme, according to a new University of California, Los Angeles report released Tuesday.

June 12, 2006

Home

Just the Stats, with Olivia Pullmann: The Effects of Race-neutral Admissions

In her weekly column, statistician Olivia Pullmann examines the effects of race-neutral admissions on minority college enrollment in three states which have eliminated race-conscious affirmative action: California, Florida, and Texas.

May 31, 2006

Sports

Grappling With the Gender Disparity Issue

The young lady seeking admission to Ohio’s Kenyon College was a student leader…

May 31, 2006

Home

George Mason’s SAT-Optional Admissions Policy Could Boost Diversity

George Mason University announced this week that it will permit high school seniors with strong academic records to apply for admission without standardized test scores — a policy that could mean improved access to college for under-represented minorities.

May 25, 2006

Students

United Kingdom Undergoes Largest University Admissions Reform in 50 Years

England’s education officials have recommended changes in the country’s college admissions system that are designed to boost the numbers of disadvantaged students at prestigious colleges.

May 22, 2006

Home

Professor: Use Social Unrest to Change Admissions Policies

In 1960, the “big three” universities — Princeton, Harvard and Yale — admitted only a handful of Black students each year…

May 17, 2006