April 16, 1999

Clinton Calls for Government to Collect and Disseminate Hate-Crime Data

By JULIE L. NICKLIN

President Clinton called on the U.S. Education Department last week to collect and periodically publish data on hate crimes that occur at the nation's colleges and universities.

Congress last year required the department to do the same for several categories of crimes, including those motivated by hate. Federal officials, representatives of civil-rights groups, and experts on campus safety were divided last week on whether the

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