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- catalog abstract "Across the country, in courts, classrooms, and the media, Americans are deeply divided over the use of race in admitting students to universities. Yet until now the debate over race and admissions has consisted mainly of clashing opinions, uninformed by hard evidence. This work, written by two of the country's most respected academic leaders, intends to change that. It brings a wealth of empirical evidence to bear on how race-sensitive admissions policies actually work and what effects they have on students of different races. William G. Bowen, argue that we can pass an informed judgment on the wisdom of race-sensitive admissions only if we understand in detail the college careers and the subsequent lives of students - or, to use a metaphor they take from Mark Twain, if we learn the shape of the entire river. The heart of the book is thus an unprecedented study of the academic, employment, and personal histories of more than 45,000 students of all races who attended academically selective universities between the 1970s and the early 1990s.".
- catalog contributor b10824475.
- catalog contributor b10824476.
- catalog contributor b10824477.
- catalog created "c1998.".
- catalog date "1998".
- catalog date "c1998.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c1998.".
- catalog description "Across the country, in courts, classrooms, and the media, Americans are deeply divided over the use of race in admitting students to universities. Yet until now the debate over race and admissions has consisted mainly of clashing opinions, uninformed by hard evidence. This work, written by two of the country's most respected academic leaders, intends to change that. It brings a wealth of empirical evidence to bear on how race-sensitive admissions policies actually work and what effects they have on students of different races.".
- catalog description "Historical context -- The admissions process and "race-neutrality" -- Academic outcomes -- Advanced study : graduate and professional degrees -- Employment, earnings, and job satisfaction -- Civic participation and satisfaction with life -- Looking back : views of college -- Diversity : perceptions and realities -- Informing the debate -- Summing up -- Appendix A. The college and beyond database -- Appendix B. Notes on methodology -- Appendix C. Earnings in relation to advanced degrees, sector of employment, and occupation -- Appendix D. Additional tables.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. [451]-459) and index.".
- catalog description "William G. Bowen, argue that we can pass an informed judgment on the wisdom of race-sensitive admissions only if we understand in detail the college careers and the subsequent lives of students - or, to use a metaphor they take from Mark Twain, if we learn the shape of the entire river. The heart of the book is thus an unprecedented study of the academic, employment, and personal histories of more than 45,000 students of all races who attended academically selective universities between the 1970s and the early 1990s.".
- catalog extent "xxxvi, 472 p. :".
- catalog identifier "0691002746 (cloth : alk. paper)".
- catalog issued "1998".
- catalog issued "c1998.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press,".
- catalog spatial "United States".
- catalog spatial "United States.".
- catalog subject "378.1/61/0973 21".
- catalog subject "Affirmative action programs United States Case studies.".
- catalog subject "Affirmative action programs in education United States Case studies.".
- catalog subject "African American college graduates Case studies.".
- catalog subject "African Americans Education (Higher) Case studies.".
- catalog subject "African Americans education United States.".
- catalog subject "LB 2351.2 B786s 1998".
- catalog subject "LB2351.2 .B696 1998".
- catalog subject "School Admission Criteria United States.".
- catalog subject "Social Justice United States.".
- catalog subject "Universities United States.".
- catalog subject "Universities and colleges United States Admission Case studies.".
- catalog tableOfContents "Historical context -- The admissions process and "race-neutrality" -- Academic outcomes -- Advanced study : graduate and professional degrees -- Employment, earnings, and job satisfaction -- Civic participation and satisfaction with life -- Looking back : views of college -- Diversity : perceptions and realities -- Informing the debate -- Summing up -- Appendix A. The college and beyond database -- Appendix B. Notes on methodology -- Appendix C. Earnings in relation to advanced degrees, sector of employment, and occupation -- Appendix D. Additional tables.".
- catalog title "The shape of the river : long-term consequences of considering race in college and university admissions / William G. Bowen and Derek Bok ; in collaboration with James L. Shulman ... [et al.].".
- catalog type "Case studies. fast".
- catalog type "text".