UC is not Harvard, and was never meant to embody that type of self-perpetuating exclusivity disguised as a meritocracy.

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An influential UC admissions committee abruptly pulls back its road map for studying whether the university should reinstate ...

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The University of California Regents won't decide whether to bring back standardized tests for admissions until at least next ...