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...Number of the four top-seeded colleges in the NCAA men's basketball tournament that have at least a 50% graduation success rate among their players, according to a new study. The rate at UNC is 86%, while those at Kansas, UCLA and Memphis are below...
...study featured in the current issue of the UCLA Journal of Education and Information Studies found that affirmative action disadvantages Asian American applicants more dramatically than any other racial group. While this may renew debates about the fairness of affirmative action policies, it should not convince us to abandon them. Colleges still have a vested interest in promoting diversity and should be able to use whatever criteria they deem necessary in order...
...UCLA study examined the enrollment of African Americans, Hispanics, Asian Americans, and whites at public institutions of higher education in Texas, Florida, and California. All three of these states all have laws against using race as a factor to determine admissions. The study looked at the years since these states ended affirmative action and found that black, Hispanic and white enrollments have declined, while Asian American enrollment has increased . This shift suggests that Asian Americans compete better when affirmative action does not enter into admission decisions...
...shortcoming of the UCLA study, however, is that it offers no definitive proof that Asian Americans are discriminated against in states that still follow an affirmative action policy. Colleges advocate the importance of applicants’ community involvement, leadership capabiliities, distinction in extracurricular activities, and work experience in their admissions process. To examine the serious charge of racial discrimination, researchers should evaluate the contributions of applicants of different races to these other factors of admission as well...
...came because there was a new, exciting institute that was being established,” said Hanna K. A. Mikkola, who became an assistant professor at UCLA after leaving Harvard-affiliated Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. “I could see the energy at the institute. I could see this would be a very fruitful environment...