Word: bial
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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With a number of U.S. colleges and universities reducing or eliminating their affirmative action programs, Bial said her test was as a way "to help continue to recruit diverse student groups...
After the students are considered, Bial said she will track their progress throughout their college careers...
...Although Bial said all the universities involved are excited that there might be a new way to assess students' merit, University of Michigan spokesperson Julie Peterson said that participation in this study will not affect the overwhelming majority of applicants who do not submit results from Bial's test...
Gary A. Orfield, professor of education and social policy at GSE and Bial's academic advisor, said that this program is still "in its very early stages," and questions remain about what value the test will ultimately have in the admissions process...
...Griffith said, the research made possible by Bial's work is a "wonderful opportunity...that deserves to be looked at very seriously...