Academies believe admission change won't hurt minorities

[GreatAmerican]

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<p><a href=“http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/local/annearundel/bal-md.ar.academies12may12,0,6451583.story?coll=bal-local-arundel[/url]”>http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/local/annearundel/bal-md.ar.academies12may12,0,6451583.story?coll=bal-local-arundel&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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The Defense Department has proposed eliminating a written policy that gives “primary consideration” to women and minorities for admission to preparatory schools affiliated with the nation’s service academies.</p>

<p>But the change may have little effect, defense officials and Naval Academy alumni say, because those institutions have established what they believe is a legal way to give consideration to race and ethnicity in admitting applicants…

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