A Top University Wonders Why It Has No Black Freshmen

Discusses factors possibly contributing to the non-enrollment of all seven black students admitted to the California Institute of Technology including few black faculty, the rigorous curriculum, lack of aggressive recruiting of minorities, and emphasis on test scores. Compares CalTech with the Massa...

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Published in:	The Chronicle of Higher Education 2000-04, Vol.46 (34), p.A52
Main Author:	Reisberg, Leo
Format:	Article
Language:	eng
Subjects:	African American college students African American Students Asian American Students Black people Black Students California Institute of Technology College admissions College Choice College Freshmen College students, Black Colleges & universities Decision Making Education Higher Education Massachusetts Institute of Technology Minorities Recruiting Selective Colleges Social policy Student Recruitment United States Universities Universities and colleges
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Summary:	Discusses factors possibly contributing to the non-enrollment of all seven black students admitted to the California Institute of Technology including few black faculty, the rigorous curriculum, lack of aggressive recruiting of minorities, and emphasis on test scores. Compares CalTech with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's which enrolled 71 black freshmen the same year. (DB)
ISSN:	0009-5982 1931-1362