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The University of Minnesota–Twin Cities will no longer consider applicants’ ties to alumni in admissions decisions, The Star Tribune reported. The decision came in “an exceptionally deep review of our context factors,” said Keri Risic, executive director of admissions. The university will also no longer favor applicants who are the children of faculty members. “It was not adding additional insight into enrolling academically prepared students,” Risic said.

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(Minneapolis, MN) -- The University of Minnesota officials at the Twin Cities campus say they will no longer use race and ties to alumni when considering potential applicants. The move comes after the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling this summer that ended affirmative action policies. University Director of Admissions Keri Risic says every year her department reviews undergraduate

The University of Minnesota's Twin Cities campus will stop considering applicants' race and ties to alumni after a U.S. Supreme Court ruling drew renewed attention to both practices. "Every year, we review our undergraduate admissions practices at the University of Minnesota to ensure that we are only asking for information necessary to make good admissions decisions," said Keri Risic, ...

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