Race and College Admissions

Explores issues related to race and college admissions, focusing on the problem of how much weight university admissions officials should give to diversity. What constitutes special considerations, what might be outright preference, and how the goal of ethnic diversity can be balanced against other...

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Published in:The Public interest 1996-01, Vol.122 (122), p.49-49
Main Author: Bunzel, John H
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Achievement tests
Admission Criteria
Admissions policies
Affirmative Action
African American Students
Analysis
Asian Americans
Black students
College Admission
College admissions
College Applicants
Colleges & universities
Discrimination in education
Education
Education discrimination
Educational Objectives
Equal Education
Ethnic Groups
Ethnicity
Grade Point Average
Higher Education
Higher Education (admissions)
Hispanic Americans
Minority & ethnic groups
Minority students
Multiculturalism & pluralism
Preference Patterns
Race
Race Relations
Racial Discrimination
SAT assessment
Selective Admission
Social impact
United States
White people
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Summary:Explores issues related to race and college admissions, focusing on the problem of how much weight university admissions officials should give to diversity. What constitutes special considerations, what might be outright preference, and how the goal of ethnic diversity can be balanced against other factors are discussed. (SLD)
ISSN:0033-3557