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Education Depa By College Press Service WASHINGTON ? Colleges and universities may use race-based scholarships to remedy past discrimination or diversify their student bodies, Education Secretary Dick Riley said in announcing a major reversal of policy proposed by the previous Republican administration. "We want the doors to postsecondary education to remain open for minority students," Riley said. "This policy helps to achieve that goal in a manner that is consistent with the law. We have taken into account the recent GAO (General Accounting Office) report, as well as extensive public comments, and developed a policy that will help ensure all students access to higher education." Unlike other minority scholarships, for which any minority student is eligible, race-specific scholarhips provide ^ financial aid for a targeted minority group only. ^ University administrators and the Na- ei tional Association for the Advancement - al of Colored People say race-based ai scholatships are important to promote diversity on campuses. David Warren, president of the National Association of Independent Col- n: leges and Universities, said he was w pleased that the department had re- w versed "the shortsighted policy of the Busn administraton. I nat policy was " not only legally flawed, it sent the wrong message to thousands of Amer- re ica's minority students and their fami- P HCnSUNMi-a AND YOUR V T am Grac $ n II. rerbonany bp says a lot about not say you're or fun-loving, even ! 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In making his decision, Riley said his ^ew concluded that colleges can use nancial aid to remedy past discrimi . _ _j? . anon ana promote campus aiversity ithout violating federal anti-discrimlation laws. The final policy guide issued by the apartment, which will be used by the apartment's Office of Civil Rights to :view Title VI complaints and comlince reviews concerning student fi inomical, | 11111111 ^ /HEELS ARE SO here's a Ford or Merci 1 Your Ford or Lincolniuation Present to Hel| 400 Cash Back or a eaking, what you drive who vnu ore So whv r le of the most exciting, $ sensible people going? k /hy not say it with a n or Mercury? d ir trfect time to make a |s mt?because the 1994 ^ lollege Graduate i** gives you your choice ack or a special L vhen you buy a new a Or lease your vehicle P ;h back! v e and Ford Credit programs not available on lease rate with a bachelor's or graduate degree, or be ei in addition to all other national customer incentives gram. You must purchase or lease your new vehicle strictions apply, so see your dealer for details. >e of race-base nt of Education issued a policy which !-specific scholarships would be der the following conditions: ed to disadvantaged students without t national origin, even if the awards go sly to minority students. sd on the basis of race and national horized by a particular federal statute. 3d on the basis of race or national origin discrimination. 3d on the basis of race or national origin tailored to achieve a diverse student ed by a school from private contributors v race or national origin if used in a / O :nt with principles in the guidelines. By Patrick Holland/The Gamecock nancial aid, said race-specific scholarships would be permissible under the following conditions if: Aid is awarded to disadvantaged students without regard to race or national origin, even if the awards go disproportionately to minority students; Aid is awarded on the basis of race or national origin when authorized by a particular federal statute, such as the Patricia Roberts Harris Fellowship Program; Aid is awarded on the basis of race or national origin to remedy past discrimination; Aid is awarded on the basis of race or national origin if it is narrowly taiIk 1 -V , i ,/? r S r1 +x<- >r* <-? n?oi METHING SPEC try Just Like You... Mercury Dealer Has a o Make it Your Own... ipecial Finance Rate* Pliic Fn>rr\ Crorlit rnn r^ffor I I \S*Jf I WI \-A v-l UVJII V-V-4 1 I V^IIV/I ipplicants pre-approved credi 18,000 or the MSRP whicheve Dwer, which could mean no d lent on finance purchases. Yo lefer purchase payments for 1 ^ most states (excluding Michii Jew Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Dn, DC). So take time out to see yoi incoln-Mercury dealer today < bout the College Graduate P rogram. (It's a terrific way to s /orld just how smart you reall 'S. Trolled in graduate school, between 1/1/94 except for other Ford .private offers, between 1/1/94 and 9/30/95. HL ifv^gS; d scholarships lored to achieve a diverse student body; Aid is accepted by a school from private contributors and restricted by race or national origin if used in a manner consistent with principles in the guidelines. The guidelines also replace old policy by noting that postsecondary institutions do not need a formal finding before taking steps to remedy past discrimination. The future of race-based scholarchirvc hoe hoon in e\ r\i lht cinpp 1000 Oiiipj IIOJ UvLU 111 UUUUl J1UVW 1//V, when the Bush administration proposed that such scholarships should be banned, although the Department of Education, under former Secretary Lamar Alexander, never took final steps to carry out the policy. The policy caused an uproar in Congress, and after a House panel branded the policy "legally unsupportable," implementation was put on hold until a study by the General Accounting Of nee was completed. The GAO study released Jan. 14 es- J timated that scholarships awarded on j the basis of race represent about 3 per- 9 cent of all scholarships issued by undergraduate and graduate schools, and about 8.5 percent of scholarships issued by professional schools. 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