Members of a committee of the University of Wisconsin Board of Regents have approved expansion of a freshman admissions policy on UW campuses which includes race as a factor.
Admissions decisions factoring in an applicant’s race already take place at the system’s flagship school, UW-Madison. The practice’s critics include State Senator Glenn Grothman (R-West Bend). Grothman criticized the decision by the Regents’ education committee, but also said he might propose a compromise where only applicants of one racial minority would receive special consideration in admissions decisions.