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Equity and excellence in American higher education
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Title
Equity and excellence in American higher education / William G. Bowen, Martin A. Kurzweil, and Eugene M. Tobin ; in collaboration with Susanne C. Pichler.
ISBN
0813923506 (cloth : alk. paper)
Published
Charlottesville : University of Virginia Press, 2005.
Physical Description
1 online resource
Variant and related titles
Internet Archive collection.
Format
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Language
English
Added to Catalog
May 07, 2020
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. [393]-428) and index.
Contents
Framework and road map
An equity and excellence time line
In pursuit of excellence
Equity on a national level: socioeconomic status and race
The "elite" schools: engines of opportunity or bastions of privilege?
Race in American higher education: the future of affirmative action
Broadening the quest for equity at the institutional level: socioeconomic status, admissions preferences, and financial aid
Government support of higher education
Improving college preparedness
Concluding thoughts.
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