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Article: Study gives UC-Berkeley a 'C' for outreach to minority students
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- November 28, 2006
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Christine Lei
University Wire
11-28-2006
(Daily Californian) (U-WIRE) BERKELEY, Calif. -- Minority graduation rates at University of California-Berkeley and flagship universities across the nation are lagging, according to a study released last week by an education advocacy group.
The study, called "Engines of Inequality," was conducted by Education Trust, an independent non-profit organization based in Washington D.C.
The organization gave the flagship university -- the oldest and most prestigious -- in each state across the country a report card on access for minority students and progress in access and success.
According to the study, in UC Berkeley's class of 2005, the graduation rate ...