UNIVERSITY OFMARYLAND

7965 Baltimore Ave.

College Park, MD20742
301-415-1000
www.umd.edu
emailum@umd.edu
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact Information
(NEWS RELEASE)
Julia Steinly
May 1, 2014
Telephone: 301-788-2413
jules.steinly@gmail.com
University of Maryland Minority Enrollment Rate Increase
Over the past five years, university students, staff and administrators addressed
the issue that campus lacks diversity among students. But after the efforts of many, the
university has seen an 8.7% increase in the minority enrollment rate.
In 2009, the universitys minority enrollment consisted of 1,540 students, but
today the number proudly stands at 1,899.
This increase in minority students is a gratifying sight for the many students,
faculty and administrators who have worked for it, said university president Dr. Wallace
D. Loh.
Historically, African American, Indian, Asian and Hispanic student presence on
campus was significantly lower than it is today. That pattern is dissolving because from
2013 to 2014 enrollment rates increased for each minority.

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Race Enrolled

Enrollment Last

Enrollment This

(students)
Black
Hispanic
Asian
American Indian

Academic Year
644
424
521
158

Academic Year
678
452
565
204

Percent Increase
5.3%
6.6%
8.5%
29.1%

But hold the applause. Although minority enrollment rates have improved, Dr.
Loh offers the university a reality check.
The university has taken a significant step forward, but we still have more to do.
This is only the beginning.
For more information about the University of Maryland student diversity, visit
http://www.diversity.umd.edu.
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About the University of Maryland
The University of Maryland was founded in 1856 as an agricultural college and
has grown into a university offering 90 undergraduate majors. Its located in College
Park of Prince Georges County and is nine miles away from the Washington, DC. The
University of Maryland is committed to educating all people. Inclusive excellence at
the university ensures all students regardless of identity can achieve. The Office of
Multicultural Student Enrollment states, We continue to reinforce our motto of High
Expectations, High Standards, Excellence by utilizing an integrated approach of team
collaboration to support multi-ethnic students.
http://www.omse.umd.edu/vision-mission--philosophy.htm
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UNIVERSITY OFMARYLAND
7965 Baltimore Ave.
College Park, MD20742
301-415-1000
www.umd.edu
emailum@umd.edu
________________________________________________________________________
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact Information
(NEWS RELEASE)
Julia Steinly
May 1, 2014
Telephone: 301-788-2413
jules.steinly@gmail.com
University of Maryland Professors Book Gets Testy about Testing

F. Allen Hansons book disqualifies the American System of Testing

If anything were considered more American than apple pie, it would be
standardized testing. In American society, a pencil and paper can determine your future,
which begs one question. Should society put all its trust in tests?
Not according to university anthropology professor F. Allan Hanson. Hanson
speaks out about the downside of Americas addiction to testing. His new book Testing
Testing: Social Consequences of the Examined Life talks about the hidden
consequences of tests in business and education.
The American preoccupation with testing has resulted in a panoply of techniques
dedicated to scanning, probing, weighing, perusing and recording every last detail of our
personal traits and life experiences, said Hanson.

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In addition to testing invading ones privacy, Hanson said that testing has the
ability to determine ones future or to stigmatize individuals. Negative aspects of include
IQ testing, college admission based off of SAT scores and drug testing without probable
cause. Hanson suggests that American dependence on testing will continue to negatively
impact our lives.
Hanson explains that testing should be used to access performance not to predict
it. Decisions are made about people not on the basis of what they have done, or even
what they certainly will do, but in terms of what they might do.
For more information about Dr. Hanson refer to
http://anthropology.ku.edu/~kuanth/people/cvs/2013%20CVs/Hanson%20CV_8-1-13.pdf
or contact him at hanson@ku.edu

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