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Diversity challenged : evidence on the impact of affirmative action

Title

Diversity challenged : evidence on the impact of affirmative action / edited by Gary Orfield, with Michal Kurlaender.

Format

Book

Published

Cambridge, MA : Harvard Education Pub. Group, c2001.

Description

vii, 307 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Other contributors

Orfield, Gary. Kurlaender, Michal. Civil Rights Project (Harvard University)

Notes

"The Civil Rights Projects, Harvard University." Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Contents

• Introduction / Gary Orfield
• Student diversity and higher learning / Neil L. Rudenstine
• A policy framework for reconceptualizing the legal debate concerning affirmative action in higher education / Scott R. Palmer
• Diversity and affirmative action : evolving principles and continuing legal battles / Scott R. Palmer
• Maximizing the benefits of student diversity : lessons from school desegregation research / Janet Ward Schofield
• Is diversity a compelling educational interest? Evidence from Louisville / Michal Kurlaender and John T. Yun
• Diversity and legal education : student experiences in leading law schools / Gary Orfield and Dean Whitla
• The positive educational effects of racial diversity on campus / Mitchell J. Chang
• Linking diversity and educational purpose: how diversity affects the classroom environment and student development / Sylvia Hurtado
• The impact of affirmative action on medical education and the nation's health / Timothy Ready
• Racial differences in the effects of college quality and student body diversity on wages / Kermit Daniel, Dan A. Black, and Jeffrey Smith
• Increasing diversity benefits : how campus climate and teaching methods affect student outcomes / Jeffrey F. Milem
• Faculty experience with diversity : a case study of Macalester College / Roxane Harvey Gudeman
• Reflections on affirmative action: its origins, virtues, enemies, champions, and prospects / Paul M. Gaston.

Subject headings

Minorities--Education (Higher)--United States. Affirmative action programs--United States. Universities and colleges--United States--Sociological aspects. Multicultural education--United States.

ISBN

1891792024