Academy faces admission dip among blacks

[GreatAmerican]

Applications are down 20 percent for African-Americans since 2001

Published in the BS:

http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/lo...6jun06,0,1499658.story?coll=bal-local-arundel

The number of African-Americans applying to the Naval Academy has dropped nearly 20 percent since 2001, confounding school officials who presented a smattering of statistics to a civilian oversight board yesterday.

Senior academy officials said minority applications have rebounded slightly in the past year, but had no explanation for either change....