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Union leaders say that kind of bidding process is unfair.
"We want the flexibility of bidding with union and non-union firms," Demong why. "We make sure we get quality balanced with savings."
With offers of all-expense paid campus visits, assorted merit-based scholarships and campus environments perceived as more welcoming, colleges across the country are wooing students like Jones away from Ivy League institutions like Harvard, which refuse to enter the new bidding war of the college market. If Harvard wants...
Thirteen Black students admitted to the Class of 1997 interviewed last week say the admissions offices' increased efforts have not advanced Harvard's standing in the bidding war. A single letter or phone call can't compete with flashy free trips, generous aid packages and the reassurance that Black students...
For now essentially, Harvard depends on prestige and reputation alone to keep up its numbers of Black students. Without offering free-rides, special perks, merit-based aid or better concentrating its recruitment efforts, Harvard has little bargaining leverage in the bidding war for highly qualified Black students.