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Black graduate enrollment falls after 1970s peak
A study led by Gail Thomas of Texas A&M finds black enrollment in graduate and professional schools declined through the early 1980s after a 1970s peak. The report cites 5.1 percent black graduate students in 1976 dropping to 4.2 percent in 1982, with underrepresentation in engineering, sciences, and math.
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