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race-blind policies  

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  • Race-blind policies, also referred to as color-blind policies, are policies that seek to eliminate racial or ethnic categories and preferences from admissions or applications processes. Race-blind policies are a response to affirmative action policies that use race as one of the factors in determining admission to an institution or in awarding government contracts. [Source: Encyclopedia of Social Problems; Race-Blind Policies]

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