UChicago Empower Initiative Adds Diversity to Student Body
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We hear from a University of Chicago dean on efforts to add diversity to the campus.
A year after announcing it was dropping mandatory SATs as part of its admissions process and increasing financial aid for low-income and rural students, the University of Chicago is seeing an impact on enrollment. We speak with John Boyer, who has served as Dean of the College since 1992.
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UChicago Empower Initiative Adds Diversity to Student Body
Clip: 8/8/2019 | 9m 7sVideo has Closed Captions
A year after announcing it was dropping mandatory SATs as part of its admissions process and increasing financial aid for low-income and rural students, the University of Chicago is seeing an impact on enrollment. We speak with John Boyer, who has served as Dean of the College since 1992.
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