U. of California Board May Revisit Ban on Affirmative Action in Admissions

The University of California Board of Regents is considering overturning a policy, enacted in 1995, that bars the use of affirmative action in university admissions. The move, which could come as soon as March, would be largely symbolic because a voter-approved statewide ban on racial preferences remains in place, but leaders of the effort said it could help the system attract more minority students.

For some time, supporters of affirmative action on the Board

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