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University Statement

 

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University defends admissions practices

 

Official statement from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

 

(Chapel Hill, N.C.—Nov. 17, 2014) – Rick White, Associate Vice Chancellor for Communications and Public Affairs at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, today issued the following statement:

 

“The University is aware of the suit filed today by the Project on Fair Representation. The University stands by its current undergraduate admissions policy and process. Further, the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights determined in 2012 that UNC-Chapel Hill’s use of race in the admissions process is consistent with federal law.

 

As the University wrote in a 2012 amicus “friend of the court” brief in the U.S. Supreme Court case of Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin, the University continues to affirm the educational benefits diversity brings to students, as well as the importance of preparing students for a diverse society and assuring a pool of strong state leaders by admitting undergraduates from every background.”

 

-Carolina-

 

Communications and Public Affairs contact: Karen Moon, (919) 962-8595, karen_moon@unc.edu

 

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