TY  - BOOK
AU  - Bowen,William G.
AU  - Kurzweil,Martin A.
AU  - Tobin,Eugene M.
AU  - Pichler,Susanne C.
TI  - Equity and excellence in American higher education
T2  - Thomas Jefferson Foundation distinguished lecture series
SN  - 9780813923505
U1  - 379.26 23
PY  - 2005///
CY  - Charlottesville
PB  - University of Virginia Press
KW  - Educational equalization
KW  - United States
KW  - Discrimination in higher education
KW  - Universities and colleges
KW  - Admission
N1  - Gifted by Jamshed Bharucha; Includes bibliographical references (p. [393]-428) and index;  Framework and road map -- An equity and excellence time line -- In pursuit of excellence -- Equity on a national level: socioeconomic status and race -- The elite schools: engines of opportunity or bastions of privilege -- Race in American higher education: the future of affirmative action -- Broadening the quest for equity at the institutional level :Socioeconomic status, admissions preferences, and financial aid -- Government support of higher education -- Improving college preparedness -- Concluding thoughts
ER  -