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Direct linkCharles, Camille Z.; Fischer, Mary J.; Mooney, Margarita A.; Massey, Douglas S. – Chronicle of Higher Education, 2009
The use of race-sensitive criteria in admissions continues to be controversial, and critics have leveled three basic charges against it. For one, opponents say the practice constitutes reverse discrimination, lowering the chance of admission for better-qualified white students. They also contend that it creates a mismatch between the skills of…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Criticism, Program Effectiveness, Affirmative Action
