Student Diversity at the Big Three: Changes at Harvard, Yale, and Princeton Since the 1920s
Autor Marcia Synnotten Limba Engleză Paperback – 28 sep 2017
College admissions officers in these elite universities have the daunting task of selecting a balanced student body. Added to their challenges, the economic recession of 2008-2009 negatively impacted potential applicants from lower-income families. Evidence suggests that high Standard Aptitude Test (SAT) scores are correlated with a family's socioeconomic status. Thus, the problem of selecting the "best" students from an ever-increasing pool of applicants may render standardized admissions tests a less desirable selection mechanism.
The next admissions battle may be whether well-endowed universities should commit themselves to a form of class-based affirmative action in order to balance the socioeconomic advantages of well-to-do families. Such a policy would improve prospects for students who may have ambitions for an education that is beyond their reach without preferential treatment. As in past decades, admissions policies may remain a question of balances and preferences. Nevertheless, the elite universities are handling admission decisions with determination and far less prejudice than in earlier eras.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9781138515109
ISBN-10: 1138515108
Pagini: 384
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 mm
Greutate: 0.45 kg
Ediția:1
Editura: Taylor & Francis
Colecția Routledge
Locul publicării:Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN-10: 1138515108
Pagini: 384
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 mm
Greutate: 0.45 kg
Ediția:1
Editura: Taylor & Francis
Colecția Routledge
Locul publicării:Oxford, United Kingdom
Cuprins
List of Tables Acknowledgments I. Introduction: Historical Perspectives on Admissions Policies at Harvard, Yale, and Princeton Universities II. From Margins to Mainstream: Jewish Students and Faculty at the Big Three III. Hesitant Courtships: Coeducation at Harvard, Yale, and Princeton IV. Affirmative Action and the Pursuit of Racial Diversity at Harvard, Yale, and Princeton Universities, 1960–2012 V. Invisible No Longer: Repeal of Don't Ask, Don't Tell Return of the ROTC; and Inclusion of LGBTQ Students and Students with Disabilities VI. Conclusion: Campus Protests and New Elites at Harvard, Yale, and Princeton, 1960s–2012 Bibliography Index
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Strengthening affirmative action programs and fighting discrimination present challenges to America's best private and public universities