March 23, 2001

U. of Nebraska Regent Comes Under Fire for Remarks About Minority Students and the SAT

The confluence of race and the SAT continues to generate controversy.

A regent of the University of Nebraska has come under fire for saying that "a big minority recruiting campaign" could hurt the university's rankings because minority students traditionally do not perform as well as white students do on standardized tests.

Drew Miller made the remark at a meeting of the Board of Regents this month. A few days later, he said that the comments attributed

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