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ERIC Number: EJ410475
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1990
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Racism on Campus--The Negative Impact on Enrollment.
Oteri, Lisa A.; Malaney, Gary D.
College and University, v65 n3 p213-26 Spr 1990
A survey of 784 minority group applicants to the University of Massachusetts at Amherst who were accepted but did not enroll indicates that prospective students are very aware of racial incidents on campus and made college choice decisions based in part on that information. Black students were particularly affected. (MSE)
Descriptors: Black Students, College Applicants, College Choice, College Environment, Decision Making, Declining Enrollment, Enrollment Influences, Higher Education, Minority Groups, Public Relations, Racial Bias, School Surveys
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Institutional Image; University of Massachusetts Amherst