"The Shape of the River" (1). The Case for Racial Preferences [Book Review].

Glazer, Nathan

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Publication Date: 1999

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"The Shape of the River" (1). The Case for Racial Preferences [Book Review].

Glazer, Nathan

Public Interest, n135 p45-63 Spr 1999

W. Bowen and D. Bok analyze new data from the Mellon Foundation on the question of racial preferences in college admissions. Bowen and Bok assert that the institutions should decide admissions policy, that the autonomy of the college is one of the virtues of U.S. higher education. (SLD)

Descriptors: Affirmative Action, College Admission, College Applicants, Decision Making, Educational Policy, Enrollment Management, Higher Education, Institutional Autonomy, Minority Groups, Racial Differences

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Language: English

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