Colleges to check citizenship of fall applicants


By Carolyn Crist
ccrist@gainesvilletimes.com

POSTED June 9, 2010 11:23 p.m.


Colleges and universities across the state must now review the citizenship of all fall 2010 applicants.


The Board of Regents passed the motion Wednesday during its monthly board meeting after considering the highly publicized case of Jessica Colotl, an undocumented student at Kennesaw State University.


Regent Kenneth Bernard suggested that the board deny any waiver that allows undocumented citizens to receive in-state tuition and require campus review of fall admission applications within the next 60 days.


“This is the board wanting to provide a stamp or backing to what has already taken place,â€