Roanoke Times
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DATE: THURSDAY, May 18, 1995                   TAG: 9505180064
SECTION: NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL                    PAGE: A-8   EDITION: METRO 
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IN THE NATION

ATLANTA - Not one of 12 states, including Virginia, that formerly administered segregated universities or colleges can demonstrate an ``acceptable level of success in desegregating its higher education system,'' according to a comprehensive study released Wednesday.

Instead, the report found that most flagship universities in the South remain more than 80 percent white, 60 percent of black freshmen attend historically black colleges or junior colleges and success rates for minority groups, measured in graduation rates and enrollment in graduate schools, are stagnant or falling in all 12 states.

The study, compiled by some of the nation's top scholars and educators for the Southern Education Foundation, said changes at all levels of education would be necessary to bring about true desegregation. Improvements in school financing and curriculums are needed from the elementary level up, the report said.

- The New York Times