From 'Minority' to 'Diversity'

The transformation of formerly race-exclusive programs may be leaving some students out in the cold

By PETER SCHMIDT

Piscataway, N.J.

Francesca P. Rothenbacher hesitates to even discuss the hot-button issue of affirmative action. She says she was not out to prove a point when she sought admission, as a white woman, to an on-campus summer enrichment...