April 16, 2004
Noted Higher-Education Researcher Urges Admissions Preferences for the Poor
Table: Family Income and College SuccessSelective colleges should consider giving preferences to low-income applicants to help level the playing field in admissions, William G. Bowen, a prominent higher-education researcher and former university president, urged in a speech last week.
Mr. Bowen, president of the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, said that his recent analysis of admissions data from 19 selective colleges, both
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