Why the End of Affirmative Action Would Exclude All But a Very Few Blacks from America's Leading Universities and Graduate Schools.

Cross, Theodore; Slater, Robert Bruce

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Publication Date: 1997

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Why the End of Affirmative Action Would Exclude All But a Very Few Blacks from America's Leading Universities and Graduate Schools.

Cross, Theodore; Slater, Robert Bruce

Journal of Blacks in Higher Education, n17 p8-17 Aut 1997

Shows what is likely to happen to black admissions, particularly at highly ranked undergraduate colleges, law schools, and medical schools, if admissions decisions at these institutions are largely based on the scores of standardized tests. The performance gap between blacks and whites on such tests has actually grown since 1988. (SLD)

Descriptors: Admission (School), Affirmative Action, Black Students, College Entrance Examinations, Graduate Students, Higher Education, Racial Composition, Racial Discrimination, Standardized Tests, Test Use, Undergraduate Students

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Language: English

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