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African-American
Raising the Bar for Middle-Class Blacks
Raising the Bar for Middle-Class BlacksNext month, Jenna Bond-Louden will board a plane for North Carolina where she and other college seniors will spend all day learning to write a college essay that will wow admissions officers. Her parents have already shelled out hundreds of dollars for the Baltimore senior to take SAT prep classes.There […]
October 13, 1999
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Admissions Models for Inclusion
Admissions Models for Inclusion Two New Admissions Strategies Could Reopen Doors the Anti-Affirmative Action Initiatives have closed — at least for the most disadvantaged students of colorThey’re not complete substitutes for affirmative action, their creators admit bluntly. But in states where affirmative action has been banned or is threatened, two new approaches to the college […]
October 13, 1999
Leadership & Policy
Running for Cover
Running for CoverFear and Paranoia Su rrounding Affirmative Action Lawsuits Unjustified, Experts SayBy Robin M. BennefieldTwo years ago, University of North Carolina System President Dr. Molly Broad, fresh from the California State System, requested a complete review of the use of race in the admissions policies of schools in the state system.Then last spring, Dr. David […]
October 13, 1999
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Georgia Reaffirms Affirmative Action
Georgia Reaffirms Affirmative ActionPresident Tells Campus That University Will ‘Do the Right Thing’By Michele N-K CollisonATHENS, Ga. — University of Georgia officials announced late last month that they will continue to consider race as a factor in admissions decisions for a portion of the freshman class of 2000.The pronouncement here came even as the university […]
October 13, 1999
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Calif. Court OKs Race Admissions
Calif. Court OKs Race AdmissionsRuling tailored for experimental school to conduct research but could apply elsewhereSAN FRANCISCO — An experimental University of California-Los Angeles elementary school here that uses racial admissions to study learning skills survived another court test this month but still faces more legal challenges.A three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court […]
September 29, 1999
Students
NAACP Calls for Bluefield State Investigation
NAACP Calls for Bluefield State InvestigationHUNTINGTON, W.Va. — West Virginia should investigate employment practices at Bluefield State College because of the school’s lack of minority faculty and staff, according to a resolution approved by state NAACP members last month. The resolution was one of several approved during the final day of the National Association for […]
September 1, 1999
African-American
Shameful Occurrences
Shameful OccurrencesWhile rummaging though our files in search of highlights to include in this anniversary edition, we also came  across many, many shameful occurrences. Any reputable 15-year assessment of Black issues in higher education would be incomplete without at least a mention of some of these ignominious episodes.  This is by no means a comprehensive […]
August 18, 1999
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If the Truth Be Cold …
If the Truth Be Cold …In this time of increasing negative rhetoric, Chilling Admission: The Affirmative Action Crisis and the Search for Alternatives, published by the Harvard Civil Rights Project, provides a welcome statement of the positive effects of affirmative action in colleges and universities.In the foreword, Christopher Edley Jr., professor of law and co-director […]
August 18, 1999
Students
Tempest in a Task Force
Tempest in a Task ForceWhile mayor lauds critical report on the City University of New York, many politicians and academics call it blatantly politicalBy Jamilah EvelynNEW YORK — The City University of New York system is poised to serve as a national model for urban institutions. That’s the good news. The bad news requires a […]
July 7, 1999
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