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MEDIA ADVISORY
Spring
1998 National CrossTalk
Affirmative Action: There's No Valid Surrogate for Race
- A look at the failed attempt by University of California admission officials
to select a freshman class that reflects the diversity of California while abiding
by the University of California Regents mandate that there should be no "affirmative
action" for groups that the University describes as "underrepresented,"
including African Americans, Latinos and American Indians.The survey, conducted by
Public Agenda for the new National Center, also found that 89 percent of the American
public believes that no qualified and motivated student should be denied a college
education because of cost.
Tennessee's Bid for National Academic Prominence
Tennessee Governor Don Sundquist appointed a "Council for Excellence"
to solve a political problem and to improve the states public higher education system,
but do such groups really help higher education?
Interview with Governor James B. Hunt Jr. of North Carolina
In this interview Governor Hunt, who will serve as Founding Chair of the National
Center for Public Policy and Higher Education, talks about the future of educational
opportunity, what he views as the opportunity and learning deficits, and the key
questions he thinks the National Center should address.
Straight Talk About Colleges Costs and Prices?
National CrossTalk asked eight experts with varying points of view to comment
on the work of the National Commission on the Cost of Higher Education, which completed
its work and published a report earlier this year.
Higher Education Blooms in Nevada
A look at the improved fortunes for Nevada’s public colleges and universities,
and the differing views of its leaders on what the future may bring.
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