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Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2004
Pages: 4
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The 50th Anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education: Continued Impacts on Minority Life Science Education
Ricks, Irelene
Cell Biology Education, v3 n3 p146-149 Fall 2004
This article provides a brief history of affirmative action in the United States. The author describes the impact of the "Brown v. Board of Education" on minority life science education. She also discusses how The American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB) Minorities Affairs Committee (MAC) can improve the minority science pipeline. (Contains 1 table.)
Descriptors: Cytology, Affirmative Action, Biology, Science Education, Minority Groups, Civil Rights, School Desegregation, Equal Education, Access to Education, Professional Development, Racial Discrimination, Social Justice
American Society for Cell Biology. 8120 Woodmont Avenue Suite 750, Bethesda, MD 20814-2762. Tel: 301-347-9300; Fax: 301-347-9310; E-mail: ascbinfo@ascb.org; Website: http://www.ascb.org
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: United States
Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Brown v Board of Education; Gratz et al v Bollinger et al; Grutter et al v Bollinger et al
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