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University of California Faculty to Protest Demise of Affirmative Action.
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News, October, 1998 by Kleffman, Sandy
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News
Oct. 20--Professors at all nine University of California campuses are planning teach-ins, walkouts and other actions on Wednesday and Thursday to protest the demise of affirmative action.
Organizers say they hope to generate discussion about the importance of having a diverse student body -- particularly in light of this year's sharp drop in enrollment of "underrepresented" minorities -- namely African-Americans, Latinos and American Indians -- on some campuses.
"This is seriously affecting the quality of education that we as professors can offer," said Rafael Perez-Torres, an English professor at UCLA who helped organize the event. "It diminishes the variety of experiences that students can bring to the...
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