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Further Thoughts about the Implementation Plan
Presented to the UW-Madison Plan 2008 Steering Committee, February, 1999The campus 2008 Steering Committee and its four Working Groups, led by cochairs Professor Bernice Durand of the University Committee, and Paul W. Barrows, Associate Vice Chancellor for Administration, and assisted … Continue reading
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Questions about the Plan 2008 Implementation Plan
Presented to the UW-Madison Plan 2008 Steering Committee, November, 1998 Recruitment Recruitment is an essential element of any diversity plan. Apparently, the UW-Madison’s Minority Undergraduate Recruitment Strategic Plan (May, 1997) constitutes an important component of what will be recommended. That … Continue reading
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How Do Admission Preferences Affect Minority Student Outcomes? (March, 1999)
Summary This study traces the impact of preferential admissions for targeted minorities on their admission, retention, and graduation rates, examining the impact of eliminating such preferences, and explores the “perceived” effect of these preferences on non-targeted applicants.1If preferential admission for … Continue reading
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Do Minority Applicants Get Preferences in Admissions Decisions? (February, 1999)
Summary Does the UW-Madison discriminate in admissions on the basis of race/ethnicity? Do applicants from targeted minority groups receive preferential consideration in admission decisions? Many people believe that targeted minority groups do receive preferential consideration. Yet, campus officials typically avoid … Continue reading
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Diversity Policies: Can They Overcome the Lagging Academic Achievement of Minority K-12 Students? (February, 1999)
Summary The greatest barrier to increasing the UW-Madison minority enrollment rate is their lagging academic achievement in K-12 grades. This reduces the number of high achieving high school graduates whom this campus would like to enroll. Until larger numbers of … Continue reading
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Diversity Policies: Can They Overcome the Inadequate Preparation of Minority High School Graduates? (February, 1999)
Summary A major barrier to increasing the enrollment of targeted minority high school graduates is their weak academic preparation. It is true that Wisconsin minority high school graduates are widely viewed as underrepresented among entering freshmen from the state. But … Continue reading
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Diversity Programs: Have They Achieved Their Goals for Minority Students? (February, 1999)
Summary Gaps in enrollment, retention, and graduation rates among targeted minority students and particularly between Black and White students have remained virtually unchanged over the past two decades. During this same period a succession of affirmative action/diversity programs has sought … Continue reading
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How Do Admission Preferences Affect Minority Student Outcomes? (March, 1999)
Summary This study traces the impact of preferential admissions for targeted minorities on their admission, retention, and graduation rates, examining the impact of eliminating such preferences, and explores the “perceived” effect of these preferences on non-targeted applicants.1If preferential admission for … Continue reading
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Do Minority Applicants Get Preferences in Admissions Decisions? (February, 1999)
Summary Does the UW-Madison discriminate in admissions on the basis of race/ethnicity? Do applicants from targeted minority groups receive preferential consideration in admission decisions? Many people believe that targeted minority groups do receive preferential consideration. Yet, campus officials typically avoid … Continue reading
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Diversity Policies: Can They Overcome the Lagging Academic Achievement of Minority K-12 Students? (February, 1999)
Summary The greatest barrier to increasing the UW-Madison minority enrollment rate is their lagging academic achievement in K-12 grades. This reduces the number of high achieving high school graduates whom this campus would like to enroll. Until larger numbers of … Continue reading
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