The Admission and Assimilation of Minority Students at Harvard, Yale, and Princeton, 1900-1950.

Synnott, Marcia G.

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Publication Date: 1979

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The Admission and Assimilation of Minority Students at Harvard, Yale, and Princeton, 1900-1950.

Synnott, Marcia G.

History of Education Quarterly, v19 n3 p285-304 Fall 1979

Reviews policies of college officials in controlling admission of minority students (Jews, Catholics, immigrants) to selected American colleges and universities from 1900-1970. Suggests that institutions of higher education may have to justify their admission policies by submitting them to periodic public or semipublic review. (DB)

Descriptors: Access to Education, Admission Criteria, Educational History, Educational Objectives, Higher Education, Minority Groups, Selective Admission, Student Characteristics, Universities

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Historical Materials

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Language: English

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