Diverse Issues in Higher Education
by Jamaal Abdul-Alim , February 16, 2011
Two universities that are accused in a new report of giving minority students an unfair edge in the admissions process defended their practices Tuesday as being legitimate strategies to expand access and enhance diversity on campus.
The report – titled ‘Racial and Ethnic Preferences in Undergraduate Admissions at Two Ohio Public Universities’ – was released this week by the Falls Church, Va.-based Center for Equal Opportunity, which opposes race-conscious affirmative action in higher education.
Full Story: http://diverseeducation.com/article/14767/ohio-universities-defend-affirmative-action-strategies-in-their-admissions.html
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Wednesday, February 16, 2011
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
Report: Colleges favor blacks in admissions
The Columbus Dispatch
Tuesday, February 15, 2011 02:53 AM
By Encarnacion Pyle
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH
RELATED STORY
Kasich reassures black lawmakers
Ohio State and Miami officials dismissed a report issued yesterday that accuses their universities of discriminating against white students by favoring black applicants.
The Center for Equal Opportunity, a conservative think tank that fights race-based admissions policies at colleges across the nation, says its analysis shows that black students at both schools have a leg up on white students with comparable test scores and academic records. ...
Officials at both schools disputed the findings but said they had not seen the report until yesterday. They said each school looks at the whole student - not just their test scores, grades and class rank.
Full Story: http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2011/02/15/report-colleges-favor-blacks.html
Tuesday, February 15, 2011 02:53 AM
By Encarnacion Pyle
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH
RELATED STORY
Kasich reassures black lawmakers
Ohio State and Miami officials dismissed a report issued yesterday that accuses their universities of discriminating against white students by favoring black applicants.
The Center for Equal Opportunity, a conservative think tank that fights race-based admissions policies at colleges across the nation, says its analysis shows that black students at both schools have a leg up on white students with comparable test scores and academic records. ...
Officials at both schools disputed the findings but said they had not seen the report until yesterday. They said each school looks at the whole student - not just their test scores, grades and class rank.
Full Story: http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2011/02/15/report-colleges-favor-blacks.html
New Study Documents Heavy Admissions Discrimination at Ohio State and Miami University
Center for Equal Opportunity
Monday, 14 February 2011
(Columbus,OH) A new study released today by the Center for Equal Opportunitydocuments evidence of significant discrimination based on race andethnicity in undergraduate admissions at Ohio State University andMiami University. African Americans and, to a lesser extent, Latinoswere given preferences over whites and, again to a lesser extent,Asians.
OHIO STATE PRESS RELEASE
OHIO STUDY
SJW: This is another "study" from the group whose mission is to end affirmative action.
Monday, 14 February 2011
(Columbus,OH) A new study released today by the Center for Equal Opportunitydocuments evidence of significant discrimination based on race andethnicity in undergraduate admissions at Ohio State University andMiami University. African Americans and, to a lesser extent, Latinoswere given preferences over whites and, again to a lesser extent,Asians.
OHIO STATE PRESS RELEASE
OHIO STUDY
SJW: This is another "study" from the group whose mission is to end affirmative action.
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