April 24, 2005

Will WSU shut out minorities?

Critics say a proposal to move academic and research programs from Wayne State University\'s College of Urban, Labor and Metropolitan Affairs to various schools and colleges would impact minority students. Daphne Ntiri, associate professor in the Interdisciplinary Studies (IS) Department, says such a move will severely affect the mostly adult non-traditional students who take classes there. Professor Stuart Henry, IS chair, in a letter to Wayne State Provost Nancy Barrett, says IS students, under the proposed changes, \"would pay the same tuition as other University students, yet be denied the standing and advantages of graduating from a specific college within the university.\" Barrett says the proposed changes to CULMA will strengthen the existing academic programs, while at the same time allowing for the continuation and strengthening of CULMA\'s successful outreach programs.\"

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