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DATE: FRIDAY, February 18, 1994                   TAG: 9402180133
SECTION: NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL                    PAGE: A3   EDITION: METRO 
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times
DATELINE: WASHINGTON                                LENGTH: Short

RACE-BASED SCHOLARSHIPS OK'D

Reversing a controversial Bush administration policy, the secretary of education announced Thursday that colleges and universities can offer scholarships available only to members of minority groups.

The new policy will encourage institutions to offer scholarships based on race or national origin to remedy past discrimination by the institutions or to achieve diversity, Education officials said.

"We want the doors to post-secondary education to remain open for minority students," said Education Secretary Richard Riley. "This policy helps to achieve that goal in a manner that is consistent with the law."

The policy is based on the Clinton administration's interpretation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prohibits recipients of federal funds from discriminating on the basis of race, color or national origin.

The policy said the awards must be "narrowly tailored." For example, collegesshould demonstrate that they have considered other methods of diversifying their campus before turning to minority scholarships.

by CNB