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At institutions like Harvard and its peers, this revolution has been built on the notion that access should be based, as Jefferson urged, on talent, not circumstance.
In the late 1960s, Harvard began sustained efforts to identify and attract outstanding minority students;
in the 1970s, it gradually removed quotas limiting women to a quarter of the entering college class.
Recently, Harvard has worked hard to send the message that the college welcomes families from across the economic spectrum.
As a result we have seen in the past 3 years a 33 percent increase in students from families with incomes under $60,000. |
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