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ERIC Number: EJ575726
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1998
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ISSN: ISSN-0010-0951
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Why Race-Conscious Admissions Make Sense.
Bowen, William J.; Bok, Derek
College Board Review, n186 p8-11,29 Fall 1998
Until society has addressed underlying factors in racial and minority-group inequities, it should attempt to make progress toward equity at all educational levels, including colleges and graduate and professional schools. Analysis of newly available empirical data suggests that following race-neutral policies at selective colleges would have resulted in underachievement for many students. (MSE)
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers; Reports - Evaluative
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Language: English
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