January 13, 2006

Students Identified as Being of 'Unknown' Race Tend to Be White, Study Finds

By ELIZABETH F. FARRELL

Colleges may be mistakenly classifying white students as being racially "unknown," according to a report released last week.

The report, "'Unknown' Students on College Campuses: An Exploratory Analysis," was issued as part of the James Irvine Foundation's Campus Diversity Initiative, an effort by the nonprofit group in San Francisco to help California's underrepresented students succeed in college.

According to the report's authors, their findings suggest that colleges are

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