The Source of the River: The Social Origins of Freshmen at America's Selective Colleges and Universities
(Part of the The William G. Bowen Series Series)
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African Americans and Latinos earn lower grades and drop out of college more often than whites or Asians. Yet thirty years after deliberate minority recruitment efforts began, we still don't know why. In The Shape of the River , William Bowen and Derek Bok documented the benefits of affirmative action for minority students, their communities, and the nation at large. But they also found that too many failed to achieve academic success. In The Source...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0691113262
ISBN13:9780691113265
Release Date:December 2002
Publisher:Princeton University Press
Length:304 Pages
Weight:1.03 lbs.
Dimensions:1.0" x 6.0" x 9.3"
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