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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…

April 24, 2006

Faculty & Staff

Indiana University Admissions Plan

A civil rights attorney and visiting Indiana University professor says a proposal to raise admission standards would prevent poor and minority students from enrolling…

March 22, 2006

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College Board Finds 1,600 More SAT Scores Not Yet Rechecked

The College Board disclosed Tuesday that an additional 1,600 SAT scores have not been rechecked from an exam in October that had scoring problems…

March 15, 2006

Community Colleges

Seven Colleges Receive Grants to Aid Transfer of High-Achieving Community College Students

Cornell University and seven other colleges and universities have received grants totaling $6.78 million from the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation to launch programs designed to help high-achieving…

March 9, 2006

Faculty & Staff

Indiana University Admissions Plan Will Hurt Minorities, Says Professor

A civil rights attorney and visiting Indiana University professor says a proposal to raise admission standards would prevent poor and minority students from enrolling…

March 6, 2006

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More Blacks, Hispanics Applying at University of Georgia

For the second straight year, the University of Georgia is seeing more Black applicants for the fall freshman class, university officials say…

February 26, 2006

Students

Clemson Best Practices Conference

In an academic climate where affirmative action continues to come under attack, creating a campus environment to help…

February 22, 2006

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Creighton Uses Text Messages

Incoming Creighton University students aren’t awaiting the mail each day to find out if they’ve been accepted. Now, they’re looking at their cell phones…

February 22, 2006

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Study: More Students Don’t Identify Racial/Ethnic

A new report released recently by the James Irvine Foundation Campus Diversity Initiative explores the dramatic rise…

January 25, 2006

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More Students Don’t Identify Racial/Ethnic Background on Applications, Says Study

A new report, “‘Unknown’ Students on College Campuses: An Exploratory Analysis…

January 4, 2006

Students

Achieving Diversity on Campus: A Better Approach

The recent passing of civil rights pioneer Rosa Parks reminds Americans of the long struggle we…

December 28, 2005

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Southern (In)hospitality

If you believed that race-conscious admissions and other redress policies had been given a boost…

December 14, 2005