VOL. 101, NO. 34
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAI.
THE STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 11, 1990
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KU's minority percentage eighth among peer schools
By Holly M. Neuman
Kansan staff writer
KU ranks eighth out of 11 Big Eight universities and peer institutions in percentage of minority students enrolled, according to enrollment figures released in the past year by the schools.
According to figures released Oct 1 by the KU department of educational services, KU minority students are more likely to participate in a governmental at the University of Kansas
The University of Oklahoma's 12.8 percent minority enrollment in Fall 1990 ranks highest among the 11 universities.
The University of Nebraska has the lowest percentage of minority students of the 11 universities at 4.2 percent
All of KU's five peer institutions rank higher than KU in percentage of minority enrollment. Peer institutions are the University of Oregon, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, the University of Iowa, the University of Colorado and the University of Oklahoma.
Peer schools are similar to KU in size and mission, with the states being similar demographically, economically and in the manner that their systems of higher education are organized.
Phil Reid, adviser and admissions officer at the University of Oregon, said new minority programs were being formed at the university.
In Fall 1898, Oregon's minority enrollment was 8.3 percent, which ranks fifth of the 11 schools. Figures for Fall 1998 are not yet available.
"I've watched the number of minorities grow over the seven years I've been here as a student and then a graduate," she said. "We have a promising future."
Jean Lawrence, assistant to the registrar at the University of Iowa, said a program targeted toward minority recruitment called "Opportunity at Iowa" had increased the minority students at the university.
iowa ranks sixth among the 11 schools with 7.5 percent minority enrollment.
"It is hard to recruit very many介lemities at lowa, because there are not as many urban areas to draw from." Lawrence said. "It is hard to find the people if you don't have the capital, or the closest city we have is Chicago."
Bob Bergman, who works in the Office of Institutional Research and Planning at Iowa State University, said the university was attempting to increase diversity on campus, which is in Ames.
"The Ames community is not as sensitive to minitistics as it should be," he said. "It is not just an issue of being comfortable, it is also based on sexual persuasion."
Bergman said that hate crimes had increased in the community and at the university but that he hoped it was making intends to change that.
"We are making a real attempt to make students more receptive to the opportunities available to them concerning diversity," he said.
Gary Smith, director of admissions and the registrar at the University of
Minority enrollment at Big 8 and Peer Institutions*
<table><thead><tr><th></th><th>Black</th><th>Hispanic</th><th>American Indian</th><th>Asian-American</th><th>Minority enrollment</th><th>Percent minority</th><th>Total enrollment</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1. OU</td><td>958</td><td>354</td><td>598</td><td>550</td><td>2,460</td><td>12.8</td><td>19,246</td></tr><tr><td>2. N. Carolina</td><td>2,060</td><td>201</td><td>142</td><td>631</td><td>3,034</td><td>12.7</td><td>23,852</td></tr><tr><td>3. CU</td><td>472</td><td>1,297</td><td>167</td><td>1,196</td><td>3,132</td><td>12.4</td><td>25,176</td></tr><tr><td>4. OSU</td><td>465</td><td>166</td><td>715</td><td>276</td><td>1,622</td><td>9.0</td><td>18,000</td></tr><tr><td>5. Oregon (89)</td><td>217</td><td>294</td><td>143</td><td>820</td><td>1,474</td><td>8.3</td><td>17,818</td></tr><tr><td>6. Iowa</td><td>782</td><td>453</td><td>77</td><td>781</td><td>2,093</td><td>7.5</td><td>28,045</td></tr><tr><td>7. MU</td><td>909</td><td>187</td><td>74</td><td>341</td><td>1,511</td><td>6.1</td><td>24,972</td></tr><tr><td>8. KU</td><td>644</td><td>424</td><td>158</td><td>521</td><td>1,747</td><td>6.0</td><td>28,909</td></tr><tr><td>9. KSU</td><td>519</td><td>308</td><td>63</td><td>210</td><td>1,100</td><td>5.7</td><td>19,367</td></tr><tr><td>10. ISU (89)</td><td>640</td><td>268</td><td>30</td><td>353</td><td>1,291</td><td>5.1</td><td>25,489</td></tr><tr><td>10. NU</td><td>440</td><td>280</td><td>65</td><td>249</td><td>1,034</td><td>4.2</td><td>24,453</td></tr></tbody></table>
source: Kansan reporter
Missouri at Columbia, said the university was making stronger attempts to attract minorities to campus.
we feel like our results are graifying but are still not satisfying. Smith said.
*includes undergraduate and graduate students*
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Smith said that Missouri's primary goal was to attract Black students, faculty and staff to the university.
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"At MU, we use the term minority and Black almost interchangeably," he said. "Occasionally, the Black students and staff tell their concerns
be known. The numbers are growing, but not at a rate satisfying to them or us "
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go on its own path and not anything from the West," aid. "All these people are brainwashing the But most of them don't /"
Soviet people generally are
ic about the future, he said.
now have the freedom to do
like." Notkin said. "Schools
lose their curriculum and.
My students also have
eedumps. They can discuss,
ct and make declarations in
1 began the lecture with a
2 continued them throughout
3 pre
T. Alexander, KU professor of said Nickin was an open and speaker and that he enjoyed s iokes.
may be surprised that I will jokes, but political jokes are ouse to the censorship of our friends; illustrate the use of a problem.
is surprised that his television was not censored, and he told him he did not receive criticism we government." he said.
nder said he thought it was 'how quickly Glasnost had changes in the Soviet Union, amazing how fast Glasnost med everything up.' Alexan helped me get Five. Five or 10 years ago, I think I would see these s in my lifetime.'
1 Hull, forums coordinator for
Union Activities, said one
jobin was chosen to lecture
about the history of hisrity in the Soviet Union.
he did not think a gover-
ficial from the Soviet Union
have been able to present a
new Soviet Union as a
Notkin.
tion
ut Day
fight for gay and lesbian
er the (1987) marach a com-
 spirit was brought out",
id. "More people began to
come" and some came a
av in the past decade".
glys, GLOSK members will cut filers in the Kansas Union the history of gay and lesbian ties in Washington. GLOSK will show a historical ternary at its 7:30 p.m. meet-
ers said she would encourage to "come out of the closet"
people don't realize how many a are gay." she said.
are gay, she is
ars said she fought every day
life for the end of discrimina-
hind the scenes it's an every- process," she said. "You just everyday."
ant can Chancellor (Gene A.) do when a portion of the ats still feel this way” Jackson
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