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To: Lizzie Tudor who wrote (65879)12/8/1999 3:13:00 PM
From: Bill  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 108807
 
Issues of Racism at Calif. College
By Michelle Locke
Associated Press Writer
Wednesday, Dec. 8, 1999; 4:11 a.m. EST

BERKELEY, Calif. –– Issues of race and racism are swirling at the University of California at Berkeley, stirred up by the imminent departures of two Hispanic professors and protests over the future of the ethnic studies department.

At issue: Is prestigious Berkeley's ivory tower a bastion for white professors?

Some on campus think things are headed that way – nearly nine out of 10 tenured faculty are white, and black and Hispanic student admissions have dropped with the implementation of new anti-affirmative action policies.
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