AP (May 30, 2004) The race or ethnicity of applicants to Texas A&M University System Health
Science Center will be among the factors considered for admission beginning with the class of
2006.
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by LA MONICA EVERETT-HAYNES (May 29, 2004)
“This is an acknowledgment that we don’t live in a meritocracy and that race can be a
detriment,” Coleman said. “Now A&M should go back and look at its other
policies.”
But board members on Friday said they didn’t believe there were any
inconsistencies in banning race-based decisions at one school while allowing them at
another.
“There are different issues at different institutions and we need to take that
into account,” said Erle Nye, vice chairman of the board. “We need bigger numbers, and we’re
committed to that.”
Gates concurred: “We all have the same goal, and that is to
increase diversity,” he said. “What matters are results, and each institution must develop its own
path. We’ve done that; the Health Science Center has done that.”
http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/front/2598182
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The Batt—–
By Shawn Millender (June 1, 2004)
Rachel Alderson, a senior
biology major is enrolled in medical school for the fall.
“I can see why they made that
decision,” Alderson said. “(Promoting diversity) gives you a unique perspective on different groups
of people and produces a wider variety of practicing doctors for people to choose
from.”
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