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Garces, Liliana M. – Journal of Higher Education, 2012
In today's increasingly diverse society, the legitimacy and strength of the democratic form of government depends on equitable access to graduate and professional education for individuals from all races and ethnicities. Yet, despite recent increases in enrollment, students of color remain severely underrepresented in graduate and professional…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Affirmative Action, Professional Education, Disproportionate Representation
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Banks, James A. – Multicultural Perspectives, 2004
The author was in the seventh grade at the Newsome Training School in Aubrey, Arkansas when the Supreme Court handed down "Brown v. Board of Education" on May 17, 1954. His most powerful memory of the "Brown" decision is that he has no memory of it being rendered or mentioned by his parents, teachers, or preachers. In his rural…
Descriptors: African American Community, Court Litigation, Desegregation Litigation, Desegregation Effects