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Berkeley Formally Ends Race or Gender in Admissions
In Berkeley the UC regents vote to drop race and gender as admission factors starting 1997. Ward Connerly argues standards remain. opponents say minority grads still face hurdles. A black student, Mia Lowell, notes affirmative action brought her in but won t keep her there. last fall Berkeley admitted roughly half on grades alone with 3 percent failing to meet minimums.
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