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Judge orders UC to stop considering standardized test scores in admissions
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Colleges nationwide suspend ACT/SAT admissions requirements
  
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College admissions scandal meets foreign bribery
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Supreme Court upholds affirmative action for college admissions
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Arkansas law prof. faces retaliation for studying race-based admissions policies
  
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Univ. of Arkansas prevents prof. from studying race-based admissions data
  
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U. Minnesota students urge diversity training for admissions
  
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Rutgers to host first-ever college admissions fair for illegal immigrants
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Court: University of Texas can use race as factor in admissions
The case was sent back down to the federal appellate level by the U.S. Supreme Court last year.
  
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