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November 14, 2006

New challenge to affirmative action

Inside Higher Ed, November 14, 2006

Nine out of every 10 students who apply to Princeton University are rejected, and many of them are students with the kinds of records that just about assure they will end up getting a great education somewhere. Jian Li, who despite his top grades and perfect SAT scores was one of this year's rejects, ended up at Yale University. But he has set off a federal investigation of whether Princeton's affirmative action policies discriminate against Asian American applicants. Read article.

Posted by: Heidi Cool, November 14, 2006 04:45 PM | News Topics: Higher Ed News