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Michigan: A Case the Supreme Court Cannot Ignore

Michigan: A Case the Supreme Court Cannot Ignore Speculation now on how justices will voteBy Erik LordsCINCINNATIMany legal experts across the nation agree that the University of Michigan Law School’s affirmative action case will wind up before the U.S. Supreme Court as early as next year. But their opinions vary widely on how the high […]

June 5, 2002

University of North Carolina Drops Early Decision Admissions Plan

University of North Carolina Drops Early Decision Admissions PlanCHAPEL HILL, N.C.The University of North Carolina is dropping its early decision admissions program, becoming the first major U.S. university to end the increasingly controversial policy, officials said. “Carolina has taken this step because we believe it will best serve our future students and their families,” Chancellor […]

May 22, 2002

Recruitment & Retention

Career Consultants

Dear BI Career Consultants: How has the role of minority student recruitment officers been changed by the current use of admission “percentage plans,” such as the ones in place in California, Texas and Florida?Essentially, the fundamental role of recruitment officers has not changed, even in the wake of the admission percentage plans at state institutions […]

March 27, 2002

Affirmative Action’s Uncertain Future

Affirmative Action’s Uncertain Future Proponents of race-conscious admissions firm on belief, but less confident on whether policy could survive a Supreme Court reviewBy Diana AboualiCambridge, Mass.Proponents of affirmative action offered compelling arguments for the use of race-conscious admissions at the nation’s colleges and universities at a recent symposium at Harvard Law School. However, the same […]

March 27, 2002

Leadership & Policy

Regents Approve Higher Admissions Standards

Regents Approve Higher Admissions Standards For Nevada UniversitiesLAS VEGASAfter two months of debate and two public hearings, the Nevada Board of Regents took action last month to increase admissions standards at the state’s two public universities.According to the revised policy, the University of Nevada, Las Vegas and the University of Nevada, Reno will increase their […]

January 2, 2002

Leadership & Policy

University of Texas Is Finished Fighting Affirmative Action, Officials Say

University of Texas Is Finished Fighting Affirmative Action, Officials SayAUSTIN, Texas After years of appeals, the University of Texas said last month that it was finished fighting its landmark court battle over affirmative action. The decision effectively ends the case named for Cheryl Hopwood and three other Whites who sued the university’s law school in […]

December 19, 2001

UC Regents Endorse Admissions Policy Change

UC Regents Endorse Admissions Policy ChangeSAN FRANCISCOThe University of California regents formally approved last month an admissions policy to judge would-be students on their personal as well as their academic records. The policy, known as comprehensive review, was endorsed by a regents committee and formally approved 15-4 with one abstention by the full board.Comprehensive review, […]

December 5, 2001

Leadership & Policy

Georgia Regents Won’t Appeal

Georgia Regents Won’t Appeal University Admissions Case to Supreme CourtATLANTAA court ruling declaring the University of Georgia’s admissions policy unconstitutional because it considers race will not be appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court, the Board of Regents said last month. Instead, the university will focus on recruitment efforts to increase the number of Black students, […]

December 5, 2001

Group Opposed to Desegregation Settlement

Group Opposed to Desegregation Settlement To Appeal Judge’s RulingJACKSON, Miss. A group opposed to a planned settlement of Mississippi’s college desegregation lawsuit will continue its legal fight despite money woes and a court ruling, an attorney says. U.S. District Judge Neal Biggers Jr., of Oxford, charged with overseeing the long-running case, refused last month to […]

December 5, 2001

UC Faculty Approve Change in Admissions

UC Faculty Approve Change in AdmissionsChange would affect where students would matriculateBERKELEY, Calif. University of California faculty have endorsed a change in the admissions policy that would look at students’ life achievements as well as their academic records. The systemwide assembly of the Academic Senate met late last month at UCLA and voted 42-0 in […]

November 21, 2001

Dear BI Career Consultants:

Dear BI Career Consultants:In the wake of recent court decisions undermining the role of race in college admission policies, what can I, as a director of admissions, do to help African American students enhance their chances of being admitted to college?Good news! African American students today are just as capable, talented and eager as other […]

October 24, 2001

Leadership & Policy

Plan to Boost Minority Enrollment at UC Campuses Stalled for Lack of Funds

Plan to Boost Minority Enrollment at UC Campuses Stalled for Lack of FundsOAKLAND, Calif.An attempt to boost minority enrollment at the University of California by guaranteeing admission to the top 12.5 percent of each high school class has stalled for lack of funds. The UC board of regents voted in July to make the change, […]

October 10, 2001

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