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ERIC Number: EJ347558
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1987
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28 Selective Liberal-Arts Colleges Ponder How to Increase Minority-Applicant Pool.
Collison, Michele N-K
Chronicle of Higher Education, v33 n22 p31,34 Feb 11 1987
Alarmed by the decline in the number of minorities graduating from high schools and colleges, representatives of 28 liberal arts institutions met at Swarthmore College in February 1987 to consider strategies to increase minority-group applicant pools and to improve retention rates. A consortium with 300 high schools nationwide was proposed. (MLW)
Descriptors: College Applicants, College School Cooperation, Consortia, High Schools, Higher Education, Liberal Arts, Minority Groups, School Holding Power, Selective Colleges, Student Recruitment
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Speeches/Meeting Papers; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Applicant Pools