Deck 15: Us Hispanics: Challenging Issues for the 1990s Rafael Valdiviesoand Cary Davis

Question 1

Nearly percent of Duke University freshmen qualified for various admission preferences.

A) 25
B) 45
C) 60
D) 75

Answer 1

C

Question 2

Students who are admitted to universities because their parents are wealthy are called:

A) Bunn admits.
B) admission-for-a-donation.
C) development admits.
D) preference admits.

Answer 2

C

Question 3

Duke University President Keohane supports affirmative action.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

A Duke University committee on admissions called for a one-third cut in applicants accepted for development reasons because of concern that such admissions:

A) lessen the intellectual vitality of the student body.
B) undermine racial diversity.
C) undermine economic diversity.
D) all of the above

Question 5

Why is affirmative action stilled needed, according to defenders of minority preference?

Question 6

In an effort to secure donors, Duke University admits from 100-125 students per year as a result of family wealth or connections.

Question 7

Students who are admitted to Duke because of family wealth or connections tend to have higher grades than the overall student body, although they are less likely to graduate.

Question 8

Is it a racist practice to admit students to elite colleges because of family wealth or connections, rather than academic qualifications? Explain.

Question 9

Students who are admitted to Duke as a result of family wealth or connections graduate at a rate than the overall student body, and their grades are .

A) higher; higher
B) lower; lower
C) lower; higher
D) higher; lower

Question 10

The number of freshmen admitted to Duke because of family wealth or connections has been in recent years.

A) increasing
B) decreasing
C) remaining the same

Question 11

Explain the process by which Duke University relaxes its admissions standards to make space for students from rich or influential families that lack long-standing ties to the institution.

Question 12

At Duke University, students who are admitted because of athletic ability and those who are admitted because of family wealth are held to a lesser standard than other students.

Question 13

Non-alumni parents of Duke University students donate less to the University than alumni.