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Educators Explore Best Practices In Black Student Achievement

Educators Explore Best Practices In Black Student Achievement CLEMSON, S.C.As academicians anxiously await the outcome of the University of Michigan case pending before the U.S. Supreme Court and what will be a precedent setting decision for higher education admissions procedures, more than 200 academic professionals, admissions officers and diversity advocates from around the nation gathered […]

February 26, 2003

Students

Educators Explore Best Practices In Black Student Achievement

Educators Explore Best Practices In Black Student Achievement CLEMSON, S.C.As academicians anxiously await the outcome of the University of Michigan case pending before the U.S. Supreme Court and what will be a precedent setting decision for higher education admissions procedures, more than 200 academic professionals, admissions officers and diversity advocates from around the nation gathered […]

February 26, 2003

HBCUs

The Affirmative Action Watch Begins

The Affirmative Action Watch Begins Access and equity — two underlying themes present in the majority of articles in .Black Issues In Higher Education. That’s what we’re all about. So the fact that the U.S. Supreme Court could very well deliver a landmark ruling that could change the way most U.S. colleges and universities have […]

February 26, 2003

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The Art and Science Of College Admissions

The Art and Science Of College Admissions By Julianne Malveaux President George W. Bush says he thinks the University of Michigan’s affirmative action plan is “divisive” and a “de facto quota system” because it admits students solely on the basis of race. Either President Bush is woefully misinformed or he has chosen to ignore the […]

February 12, 2003

Latinx

Hispanic, Higher Education Groups Urge Bush Support of Affirmative Action

Hispanic, Higher Education Groups Urge Bush Support of Affirmative Action WASHINGTONHispanic and higher education leaders called on President George W. Bush earlier this month to demonstrate his administration’s support of the affirmative action policies currently under review by the U.S. Supreme Court. Anticipating what will be a landmark ruling on affirmative action, the leaders urged […]

January 29, 2003

Leadership & Policy

UGA Fails to Make Recruiting Minorities a Priority, Consultants Say

UGA Fails to Make Recruiting Minorities a Priority, Consultants Say ATHENS, Ga.The University of Georgia is failing in its goal to make recruiting minority students a priority, according to consultants who visited the campus and talked with faculty, staff, administrators and students. “It is seen as an important issue but not among the first five […]

January 29, 2003

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Lott Fallout Has Implications for Higher Education

Lott Fallout Has Implications for Higher EducationAffirmative action discussions may influence Supreme Court’s review of Michigan caseBy Charles Dervarics The uproar over remarks by Sen. Trent Lott, R-Miss., and his ensuing resignation as Senate majority leader is beginning to affect another high- profile race issue — the Supreme Court’s review of the University of Michigan […]

January 15, 2003

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Civil Rights Commission Finds Fault With Percentage Plans

Civil Rights Commission Finds Fault With Percentage PlansPanel says plan is no substitute for actively recruiting students of colorBy Charles Dervarics So-called “percentage plans” that guarantee college admission to students who finish near the top of their high school graduating classes do not promote diversity or successfully reach underrepresented groups, according to the U.S. Commission […]

January 1, 2003

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UC Faculty Give New Admissions Process Passing Grade

December 4, 2002

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Opponents Ask Supreme Court to Hear Admissions Case

Opponents Ask Supreme Court to Hear Admissions CaseWASHINGTONWhite students rejected for admission to the University of Michigan appealed to the Supreme Court early this month, asking the justices to decide an emotional affirmative action case without waiting for a lower court to rule. The two would-be undergraduates claim they were unconstitutionally denied admission because of […]

October 23, 2002

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Supreme Court Asked To Hear University Of Michigan Case

Supreme Court Asked To Hear University Of Michigan CaseANN ARBOR, Mich.A group that sued to overturn minority preferences in University of Michigan law school admissions has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to take up the case. The 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Cincinnati ruled 5-4 on May 14 that the Michigan law school’s […]

August 28, 2002

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University of Georgia Continues To Retool Admissions Policy

University of Georgia Continues To Retool Admissions PolicyBut still no consideration of raceATHENS, Ga.The University of Georgia’s fall 2003 admissions policy will emphasize applicants’ academic achievement, with some modifications from the fall 2002 process, according to UGA officials. But the new policy still will not consider race.Last year, the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals […]

August 28, 2002