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UNION, N.J. (AP) — An internal review has found that a New Jersey university's policies and processes aren't discriminatory.
A coalition of black ministers had alleged discrimination at Kean University last fall.
The report prepared by Kean University's governance committee determined the university's policies are "comprehensive and equitable."
It says nearly a fifth of Kean's students are African-American and roughly 30 percent of its employees are black.
The committee suggested bridging the gap in the graduation rate between black students and the general student population and to expand recruitment efforts to hire more black faculty.
Kean says a trustee who previously investigated federal civil rights complaints leads the governance committee.
Faculty union officials say the report would have more legitimacy if done independently.
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This story has been corrected to show that the report was led by Kean University's governance committee, not a consultant.
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