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The Proper Consideration of Race in Higher Education
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The Proper Consideration of Race in Higher Education
FEW ISSUES HAVE AROUSED more contentious debate over the past decade than those surrounding the importance of diversity in higher education, and the related use of affirmative action in admissions decisions. The controversy swirling around these topics has intensified significantly since 1996, when the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruled that the University of Texas could not consider race as a factor in its law school admissions in Hopwood v. State of Texas. A series of subsequent legal decisions and public referenda ...
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HARVARD INDUSTRIES' PLAN: BECOME LEANER, QUICKER
; Harvard Industries Inc. of Lebanon, N.J., wants to recover from...have not yet approved the proposal. But Roger Pollazzi, Harvard's COO, is confident that he has a winning plan. The company...on an operating basis, he said. We have a much stronger Harvard, he said in a phone interview. We plugged up the ...
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HARVARD INDUSTRIES' PLAN: BECOME LEANER, QUICKER.
; Harvard Industries Inc. of Lebanon, N.J., wants to recover from...have not yet approved the proposal. But Roger Pollazzi, Harvard's COO, is confident that he has a winning plan. The company...on an operating basis, he said. We have a much stronger Harvard, he said in a phone interview. We plugged up the ...
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DOE SELECTS STUDENTS AND CONTRACTOR FOR THE STUDENT DIVERSITY PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM
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Harvard building project stirs fear - Arboretum neighbors dread open space loss
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Harvard shows its greedy side
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HARVARD HOPES TALKS STALL ARSENAL LEGISLATION
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TOWN, HARVARD STILL HAGGLING UNIVERSITY HOPES TO FORESTALL ARSENAL TAX BILL
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Harvard endures, be that good Newts or bad
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