Publicity decreases applicant numbers
By Christine Brubaker and Tina Hong | February 16, 2000Following this year's drop in the number of admissions applications from black prospective students, administrators, faculty and students are expressing concern about an increasingly strained racial atmosphere at the University. The University received 326 fewer black student admissions applications for the class of 2004, a significant 25.3-percent drop from last year, as well as a 16-percent overall drop in applications. The applications drop came on the heels of a year-long debate surrounding the validity of the University's current admissions practices, which use race as a factor. Board of Visitors member Terence P.
