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Michigan’s Kalamazoo Promise was one of the first College Promise programs rolled out in 2005. Additionally, colleges can collaborate with community organizations to create social and economic networks that expose students to mentorship opportunities, scholarships, internships and mental health services.

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Another door the court left open was the legal carve-out for military academies employing similar practices. “No No military academy is a party to these cases, however, and none of the courts below addressed the propriety of race-based admissions systems in that context,” Roberts wrote. Ogletree, Jr., died in August at age 70.