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THE MICHIGAN RULINGS

Court Rulings May Open the Door for More Use of Race in Student Aid

By SARA HEBEL

When Texas' attorney general told the state's public colleges in 1996 that they should no longer consider race in awarding scholarships, many higher-education leaders were outraged. They considered financial aid one of their best recruitment tools for minority students in the wake of a federal appeals court's...

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