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...institutions receiving the most aid typically house considerably fewer lower-income students than their public, poorer counterparts, according to the study...
Richer universities often receive greater federal aid than poorer ones, a New York Times study has found...
...Minister Celso Amorim handed U.S. Trade Representative Robert Zoellick a new set of demands from a coalition of 22 developing countries, led by Brazil, China and India. If the U.S., the E.U. and other developed nations failed to slash their hundreds of billions in agriculture tariffs and subsidies, the poorer nations would refuse to discuss issues dear to the rich, like investment rules and intellectual-property rights. Zoellick stood up, Amorim recalls, and said that while he couldn't agree to those terms, "I can't accuse you of being unbusinesslike." Both sides knew that global trade relations had changed...
Harvard’s admissions office runs a Minority Recruitment Program, but no program specifically geared toward poorer students...
...attract more diverse student bodies? When they do that, do they sacrifice academic excellence? And on the other side of the spectrum, do some schools sacrifice economic diversity by admitting a large chunk of their class early, aiming for higher yields but in effect shutting out the relatively poorer regular pool...