The Chronicle of Higher Education

Dow Jones Fund Opens Journalism Programs to White Students After Lawsuit

By PETER SCHMIDT

The Dow Jones Newspaper Fund has agreed to cease operating summer journalism programs solely for minority students in response to a lawsuit filed by an advocacy group critical of affirmative action.

As part of a legal settlement announced on Wednesday, the fund, which had been operating more than...

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