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Author: Allen, William
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1. Allen, William
Study: College Lifts IQs of Blacks; Gains Are Greater Than For Whites
St. Louis Post-Dispatch, September 30, 1997, News; Pg. 01A
Cohort(s): NLSY79
Publisher: Pulitzer Inc.
Keyword(s): Affirmative Action; Cognitive Development; College Education; Education; Genetics; I.Q.; Intelligence; Intelligence Tests; Racial Differences; Schooling

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This article reports on a new study on the educational gains of African Americans. Using NLSY data, the study finds that African-Americans who graduate from college make much greater gains in intelligence during their college careers than white students. This cuts against the findings of "The Bell Curve," a study which utilized the same NLSY data, but contended that blacks were genetically less intelligent than whites and that this gap could not be closed by education.
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Allen, William. "Study: College Lifts IQs of Blacks; Gains Are Greater Than For Whites." St. Louis Post-Dispatch, September 30, 1997, News; Pg. 01A.