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Admission impossible: Preferential option for the poor at Catholic colleges

U.S. Catholic

January 12, 2012

Although Catholic colleges and universities admit underprivileged students, most of the poor - both in the United States and globally - remain excluded from the halls of our institutions. Most of our students come from affluent backgrounds. Many Catholic universities fail to sufficiently embody Catholic social teaching's option for the poor in our recruiting, admissions, and retention policies.

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