June 23, 2004

Minority scholarships to be Reevaluated at Michigan

June 23, 2004/ Tron Nick

One year ago Wednesday, the U.S. Supreme Court forced U-M to change how it considers race in awarding admission to the university. U-M revised its application procedures in time for last fall's application cycle, but now it is going further and undertaking a legal review of how it uses race to make other key decisions affecting students."The University of Michigan is in a state that is one of the most racially segregated," said Elise Boddie, director of the education group at the NAACP Legal Defense Fund in New York. "Why are we now moving away from programs that assist underrepresented minorities when we have such a long way to go?" [more]

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