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Peer reviewedBok, Derek – Journal of Blacks in Higher Education, 2000
Investigated the effectiveness of race sensitive college admission using data on 60,000 students admitted under race conscious policies. Students admitted under preferential policies (who would have been rejected under race-neutral policies) were qualified to attend their universities and graduated at high rates. Students believed that living and…
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Black Students, College Admission, College Graduates
Peer reviewedBok, Derek – Equity & Excellence in Education, 1999
Describes an analysis of the consequences of abandoning race as a factor in law school admissions. Addresses the importance of student diversity in the context of legal education. Analysis of data for 90,335 students shows that without consideration of race, the most selective U.S. law schools would be unable to enroll more than a few minority…
Descriptors: Admission (School), Affirmative Action, Court Litigation, Diversity (Student)
