The bill also takes concrete steps toward increasing the number of women and under-represented minorities entering the science, technology, engineering and math fields.

Enrollment of under-represented minorities hovered around 14-15 percent.

The new City Charter has given the Council considerable power, casting it as the political hope of the city's under-represented minorities.

Before the 1997 school year, Boston Latin set aside a 35% quota of places in its incoming class for under-represented minorities.

"But if we say we want to improve the representation of under-represented minorities, we're breaking the law."

IUPUI also has the largest number of under-represented minorities in the Indiana University system.

Congressman Reyes is a strong advocate for expanding educational and career opportunities for under-represented minorities in the United States.

The percentage of Asian-Americans, who are not considered an under-represented minority in California, increased slightly.

College financial aid officials, interviewed by telephone, said the policies were designed to attract more under-represented minorities to the campuses and to minimize the debt they incur.