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Should African Americans Trust the College Board with African American Studies?

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

However, David Coleman, head of The College Board, insists that the changes were not due to political pressure. Historical Context The SAT and ACT, standardized tests used to measure aptitude for learning in college admissions, have a racist history rooted in the 19th century influx of immigrants into the United States.

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A brief history of the ‘honorific’ Oxbridge M.A. degree

HEPI

At Trinity College, Dublin, founded in 1592, the early M.A. degree in Astronomy, Geometry, Metaphysics, History, Greek, Hebrew and Natural Philosophy. degree, which should cover mathematics, physics, metaphysics, history, Hebrew, and ‘Elements of Religion, and the Doctrinal Articles [of the Church of England]’. [11]

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