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Living in a Post-Affirmative Action World

by Black Issues , February 27, 2003

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Observers point out there's been little or no discussion about admissions to graduate school programs. And some point to the fact that specialized academic programs that provide summer academic experiences for minority undergraduates are now under attack. Princeton University this month announced that it's doing away with a minority-only summer program that helped prepare students for graduate study in public policy and international affairs. Unless such efforts are retooled as race neutral, more programs will face challenges and fold, according to experts.



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