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Wisconsin Regents Consider Rewriting Admissions Policy To Include Race, Income

MADISON, Wis. A proposed rewrite of the freshmen admissions policy for the University of Wisconsin System would de-emphasize class rank and give greater weight to nonacademic factors such as race and income.

December 4, 2006

Health

West Point Officials Say Increasing Number of Black Applicants Physically Unfit

African-Americans continue to be under-represented at the highly selective U.S. Military Academy at West Point, but medical issues may contribute as much as academics to low admission rates.

October 16, 2006

Students

College Board Seeks to Improve College Readiness of Minorities

No longer satisfied with just testing students to see if they’re ready for college, the College Board, producers of the SAT college entrance exam, has moved into select high schools with a new curriculum officials say will actually prepare poor and minority students for college.

October 3, 2006

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SAT Report Reveals Sharp Decline in Average Scores, Test-takers

WASHINGTON, D.C. African-Americans posted the lowest scores in the reading, writing and math portions of the newly expanded SAT, which saw its lowest number of test-takers since 1991, according to a report released Tuesday by the College Board on the performance of the high school class of 2006.

August 28, 2006

HBCUs

Before You EXIT

Dr. Walter M. Kimbrough knows he’s in the minority on the issue of testing…

August 23, 2006

Students

Research Round-up: SAT Prep Tools; Diversity in the Workplace; Anti-Semitism is Not Dead on Campus

SAT tools used more by students from higher-income families; Diversity in the workplace linked to improved business; Anti-Semitism is still alive on campuses.

August 20, 2006

Students

Sallie Mae, NAFEO Team Up

There’s something a bit thrilling about learning that the National Association for Equal Opportunity in…

August 9, 2006

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New York Senator Subpoenas College Board Executives Over SAT Scoring Errors

A New York state senator has subpoenaed executives of the College Board over their refusal to release a report on scoring errors in the SAT college entrance exam.

July 11, 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

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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

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The Top 100: Interpreting The Data

Does a 5 percent annual percentage increase seem like a healthy rate of growth….

May 31, 2006