Universities Targeted by Conservative Ad Campaign.(Brief Article)

WASHINGTON -- Conservative organizations that say top U.S. colleges are illegally using racial preferences in admissions are producing reports to support their claim and, in some cases, taking their case to the nation's college newspapers.

As a result, a committee appointed by the University of Virginia's (UVA) board of visitors plans to study whether the institution is violating the law by enforcing affirmative action in admissions.

The committee, established last month, will examine the university's admissions policies and examine whether board members could be held personally liable in a lawsuit.

The decision to form the committee came three days …