Posts Tagged 'ethnicity'



University of California Threatens Minor Majority?

Tuesday, June 30th, 2009 Comments
Author: Risa
Under: College

In terms of higher education, the University of California system is certainly well known, and is home to several prestigious schools.  The colleges carrying the UC moniker include campuses in Berkeley, Los Angeles, Davis, Santa Cruz, Santa Barbara, San Diego, Irvine, Merced, and Riverside, of which the first three are considered to be most prominent.   [...]

The Many Meanings of Minority

Friday, June 26th, 2009 Comments
Author: Risa
Under: College

For students, fall of senior year means creating a list – the list – of schools to which applications will be sent in hopes of many happy returns.   There are some who make the list more consistently than others, Ivy leaguers, big state schools.  Some students’ lists have a catalog of small, private liberal arts [...]