October 22, 1999

U. of Virginia Halts Use of Scoring System That Helped Black Applicants

By PETER SCHMIDT

University of Virginia President John T. Casteen III has quietly ended his admissions office's use of a scoring system that awarded extra points to black applicants.

Mr. Casteen made the change four months ago but did not publicly acknowledge his actions until this month,

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