Thursday, November 5, 2009

UC Berkeley enrolls more out-of-state students; racial diversity may suffer

The Chronicle of Higher Education reports that as UC Berkeley enrolls more out-of-state students to bring in higher tuition dollars, racial diversity may suffer.

According to the article, "To save money, Berkeley plans to reduce the size of next fall's freshman class. The university intends to enroll about 15 percent fewer Californians, while at the same time nearly doubling its number of out-of-state and international students, who will generate millions of dollars in new revenue from higher, nonresident tuition."

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