ERIC Number: EJ524745
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1996
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ISSN: ISSN-1068-1027
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Affirmative Action and the Demographic Imperative.
Casper, Gerhard
Trusteeship, v4 n3 p14-15,17-18 May-Jun 1996
A Stanford University (California) statement on affirmative action examines the trends that have led to the current debate and explains the institution's policy concerning admissions, particularly its commitment to a substantial cultural and ethnic diversity in the student population. The arbitrary nature of racial, ethnic, and minority classification is also discussed. (MSE)
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Affirmative Action, Classification, College Administration, College Admission, College Role, Cultural Pluralism, Demography, Equal Education, Ethnic Groups, Futures (of Society), Governance, Higher Education, Minority Groups, School Responsibility, Selective Admission, Social Change, Trend Analysis
Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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