A push for Latino applicants at University of Pennsylvania

Penn prides itself on hosting the “largest community of color in the Ivy League,” according to interim Admissions Dean Eric Kaplan.

But that figure can be deceiving as Penn simultaneously ranks low when it comes to Latino students.

College junior Angel Jacome, chairman of admissions and recruitment for the Latino Coalition - the umbrella organization for Latino student groups - hopes to reconcile Penn’s small Latino population with its reputation for diversity with a series of recruitment initiatives targeted at Latino students.”*

*From: http://media.www.dailypennsylvanian.com
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