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The AA impact: career placement officers say bans on affirmative action won't impact admissions. The message: don't be dissuaded from applying

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More than 80% of college career services officers polled do not think that banning affirmative action will change the number of minority students enrolled at US colleges, especially at schools that have a large Hispanic student body. Six percent felt that minority enrollments would increase.

Forecasts and trends, Demographic aspects, College admissions, College students, Hispanic American students, Minority college students

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The top affirmative action advocates

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The leading affirmative action supporters among the Hispanic organizations with an office in Washington, DC, are the US Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, Latin American Management Assn., National Council of La Raza, Congressional Hispanic Caucus and Hispanic Assn. on Corporate Responsibility.

Political aspects, Associations, Hispanic American leadership

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Bar president defends affirmative action

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Hispanic National Bar Association president Hugo Chaviano appealed to Corporate America to withhold financial donations to colleges and universities that have eliminated affirmative action programs. Chaviano called the universities' move as an injustice and indignity.

Social aspects, Social policy, Hispanic Americans, Hispanic National Bar Association, Reverse discrimination in education, Reverse educational discrimination, Chaviano, Hugo

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