June 27, 2008

U. of Michigan Enrolls Diverse Class After All

By PETER SCHMIDT

The University of Michigan at Ann Arbor's preliminary admissions figures suggest that it has a avoided a substantial drop in black, Hispanic, and Native American enrollment despite being barred from considering race and ethnicity in admissions.

The number of freshman applications from students in those three minority groups fell by just 2 percent in the first full admissions cycle conducted under Proposal 2, which banned the use of affirmative action by public colleges in the

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