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UMD enrollment increase minorities

COLLEGE PARK, Md.--The universitys fall enrollment shows a minority increase by 8.7 percent. The university is distancing itself from the average southern college demographic. This years minority enrollment sets a five-year-record high with 1,899 students. The increase in minority students is a gratifying sight for the many, students, faculty and
Self-Reported Student Enrollment Increase Data American Indian 29.1% Asian 8.4% Hispanic 6.6% black 5.3%

administrators who have worked for it, university President Wallace Loh said. Overall enrollment only increased 1 percent, but enrollment in American Indian students shows the largest minority increase. American Indian students admission boosted enrollment by 46 students to a 204 total. We still have more to do. This is only the beginning, Loh said. For more information about the university and its diversity, visit www.umd.edu/diversity/ or contact via email at emailum@umd.edu. ###

TO: Yasmeen Abutaleb, Diamondback Editor in Chief FROM: Jewel Addy, University of Maryland Communications Director DATE: Dec. 12, 2012 SUBJECT: University increases minority enrollment by 8.7 percent Yasmeen: The university recently reviewed its Fall 2012 enrollment and noticed a distinct increase in minority enrollment. This years minority enrollment is the highest in five years with 1,899 students. Efforts by the administration to increase the variety of races on campus have not been in vain. I believe the readers of the Diamondback will be interested and proud of this report because it helps the university separate itself from the typical southern school demographic. You could conduct interviews with students from BSU, LSU and AASU as well as any minority groups not represented in the Fall 2012 enrollment report. For visuals, you could photograph large lectures, like an economics course, that show a small sample of the universitys demographic.
Self-Reported Student Enrollment Increase Data American Indian 29.1% Asian 8.4% Hispanic 6.6% black 5.3%

I will be sending information regarding the data from the minority enrollment report. If you have any questions, please do not shy away, but contact me at jaumdcomm@gmail.com or at 301-314-9999. For more information on the report, email the universitys Office of University Communications at emailum@umd.edu. Thank you for your time and consideration Yasmeen. The press release is attached and pasted below. I look forward to any future projects together. Sincerely, Jewel Addy Communications Director 301-314-9999 ja-umdcomm@gmail.com emailum@umd.edu Office of University Communications 2101 Turner Hall College Park, MD 20742 ###

Office of University Communications 2101 Turner Hall College Park, MD 20742 301-314-4000emailum@umd.edu www.umd.edu

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Dec. 12, 2012

Contact: Jewel Addy Communications Director 301-314-9999 ja-umdcomm@gmail.com

Professors book belittles testing University professor writes book on consequences of tests
COLLEGE PARK, Md.The day you leave your mothers womb, society induces a series of tests on you. As years go by, you familiarize yourself with the testing process and its many forms. One of the most well-known and most-taken tests to this day is the SAT. Its one of the many tests F. Allan Hanson, University of Maryland professor of anthropology, bashes in his new book Testing Testing: Social Consequences of the Examined Life. Hansons book discusses Americas addiction to tests and the negative consequences accompanied by them. Test results assign people to categories such as genius or academically challenged. The American preoccupation with testing has resulted in a panoply of techniques dedicated to scanning, probing, weighing, perusing and recording every last detail of our personal traits and life experiences, Hanson said.

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Jewel Addy, Feature Release Testing, pg. 2 Testing advancement projections Hanson predicts that in the future, itll be achievable to eliminate most behavior and aptitude test. As of now, multiple colleges dont require aptitude scores. Maybe the university will follow in the footsteps of those before? For now, the university is proud to be the home of such an acclaimed, published author. The university makes brilliant ideas reality and today we get to witness one our own reach a real-life milestone, he wrote a book. If thats what happened to him while at Maryland, imagine what can happen to you. For more information about Hansons book Testing Testing: Social Consequences of the Examined Life and the publishing company, contact Denise Cicourel at UC Press, 2120 Berkeley Way, Berkeley, Ca., 94720 or for more information about the University of Maryland, visit www.umdrightnow.umd.edu/ or contact UMD at emailum@umd.edu. To follow up on UMD research, visit www.umresearch.umd.edu/. ###

TO: Yasmeen Abutaleb, Diamondback Editor in Chief FROM: Jewel Addy, University of Maryland Communications Director DATE: Dec. 12, 2012 SUBJECT: University professor finds tests counterproductive Dear Yasmeen, One of the universitys own, anthropology professor F. Allan Hanson, just released a book titled Testing Testing: Social Consequences of the Examined Life. His book engages the reader in the repercussions of the American societys reliance on testing of individuals.. Hansons book is one that any audience member can relate to because everyone is tested in life. Although Hanson agrees with comprehensive testing, like the ones students undergo, I believe students will find it interesting read. He does in fact judge the SAT and ACT, both of which are scores our university uses when admitting students. Hansons book is a big accomplishment for him as well as the university. He is a member of the Maryland community and therefore all his successes are ours too. Hanson is easily accessible for on-campus interviews and photo opportunities because he teaches at the university. I will be sending more information about the logistics of the book. If you have any questions or would like a copy of the book, please dont hesitate to contact me at jaumdcomm@gmail.com or at 301-314-9999. For more information specifically on the book and publisher, contact Denise Cicourel at UC Press, 2120 Berkeley Way, Berkeley, CA 94720. The press release is attached and pasted below. Thank you for your consideration Yasmeen, I look forward to working together again. Sincerely, Jewel Addy 301-314-9999 ja-umdcomm@gmail.com Communications Director Office of University Communications 2101 Turner Hall College Park, MD 20742 ###