Florida Regents Adopt Plan to End Racial Preferences in Admissions

By JEFFREY SELINGO

After postponing a vote twice in the last three months, the Board of Regents of Florida's public-university system last week adopted Gov. Jeb Bush's controversial plan to end affirmative action in undergraduate admissions on the campuses.

The board approved the plan after an emotional six-hour public hearing during which opponents of the plan called for the decision to be delayed. The rule change also has to be approved by the state Cabinet, which was expected

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Past Coverage

Florida Officials Move to Delay End of Affirmative Action in Graduate Admissions - December 17, 1999
Florida Officials Move to Delay End of Affirmative Action in Graduate Admissions - December 17, 1999
U. of California Admits More Minority Students - April 19, 2002
Florida's Universities See Rise in Minority Enrollment After End of Racial Preferences - September 8, 2000
Florida Plan to End Racial Preferences in Admissions Attracts Attention -- and Criticism - November 26, 1999

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