June 21, 2002

Sociologists Group Says Program to Raise Student Diversity Is Enjoying Success

Officials of the American Sociological Association say an eight-year-long program has increased the number of minority students getting undergraduate degrees in the field through a set of changes in curriculum and institutional attitudes.

A report on the program showed that improved diversity can be attained without quotas, the association said.

At the 11 institutions that took part in the association's Minority Opportunities Through School Transformation (MOST) program, the

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