UCLA, UC Berkeley boost admissions of Californians, including blacks and Latinos

The Los Angeles Times reported on July 6, 2016, that “UCLA, UC Berkeley boost admissions of Californians, including blacks and Latinos.”   Here’s an excerpt:

The University of California’s flagship campuses have significantly boosted admissions offers to state residents — including the most African Americans and Latinos since voters banned affirmative action two decades ago — officials announced Wednesday.

UCLA and UC Berkeley each admitted an additional 1,000 California freshman for fall 2016, increasing students from all ethnicities for an overall boost of more than 11%.

Both also made striking gains in increasing the number of underrepresented minorities, progress that is likely to ease pressure from state legislators to boost diversity at UC’s most elite campuses.

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