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    After college admissions scandal, UC rolls out reforms to avoid more fraud

    by Teresa Watanabe and Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times Jun 20, 2019 4 minutes

    LOS ANGELES - The University of California on Thursday released a sweeping list of recommendations aimed at better policing of fraud and conflicts of interest in admitting students - a process triggered by the national college admissions scandal.

    The recommendations, which UC President Janet Napolitano now plans to implement, include stronger verification of claims on students' applications, reviews of potential links between donors and applicants, and stricter scrutiny of those admitted for special talents, such as athletes and artists.

    Napolitano said she ordered an internal audit to come up with the recommendations as a "proactive step" to protect the integrity of UC, the nation's leading public research university.

    "We have a responsibility to make sure we're adhering to the highest standards

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