Last night at the Minneapolis Urban League's Pipleine discussion with Dr. Robert Jones, University of Minnesota, the issue of access to the U of M for Black students led to a intense and heated exchange between audience members and Dr. Jones. Most, if not all, audience members questioned the U of M commitment to the Black community based on previous relations with the U of M, which has not been good at all. Now, the U of M officials are talking about this scholarship program to appease criticism.
"Capacity limitations already are affecting admission to the University. This fall, for example, we�ll have the ability to welcome only approximately 5,300 of the 20,500 students who applied. That forces some tough choices. But financial barriers won�t be one of them. Scholarships are the University�s No. 1 fund-raising priority and that includes the new Founders Opportunity Scholarship, which makes up the difference between other financial aid and the cost of attendance for qualified low-income students." Source: Access to what at the University? The debate over the General College needs to ask the tough questions and consider the benefits of change. By Robert Jones http://www.mndaily.com/articles/2005/05/06/64548 Posted by Shawn Lewis, former 8th Ward Resident and U of M Life-Time Alumni Member -- ___________________________________________________________ Sign-up for Ads Free at Mail.com http://promo.mail.com/adsfreejump.htm REMINDERS: 1. Be civil! Please read the NEW RULES at http://www.e-democracy.org/rules. If you think a member is in violation, contact the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. For state and national discussions see: http://e-democracy.org/discuss.html For external forums, see: http://e-democracy.org/mninteract ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[email protected] Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
