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Europe: Christopher Redman London: Christopher Ogden, Anne Constable Paris: Jordan Bonfante, Margot Hornblower, Adam Zagorin Bonn: James O. Jackson Rome: Cathy Booth Eastern Europe: Kenneth W. Banta Moscow: John Kohan, Ann Blackman Jerusalem: Jon D. Hull Cairo: Dean Fischer, David S. Jackson Nairobi: James Wilde Johannesburg: Bruce W. Nelan New Delhi: Ross H. Munro Beijing: Sandra Burton Hong Kong: William Stewart, Jay Branegan Tokyo: Barry Hillenbrand, Kumiko Makihara Ottawa: Peter Stoler Mexico City: John Borrell, John Moody Rio de Janeiro: Laura Lopez
Each application from a minority student-for GSAS purposes, Blacks, Hispanics and Native Americans are counted as minorities--is then reviewed by Blackman and her assistants before it is sent on to the departments who ultimately make the admissions decisions...
...things like suggest they get their application typed, that kind of thing," Blackman says. These preventive measures, she says, make it more likely that minority applicants will receive equal consideration from the departments...
...Blackman notes that on her recruiting trips, the main question she must answer is why talented minority students, who are much sought after, should pass up a lucrative career for the academic life...
...Many of the most talented students are now focused solely on the professions, but we are trying to convince them that academia is one of their opotions for being successful," Blackman says...