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Arcidiacono, Peter; Kinsler, Josh; Ransom, Tyler – National Bureau of Economic Research, 2019
Applications to elite US colleges have more than doubled over the past 20 years, with little change in the number of available seats. We examine how this increased competition has affected the admissions advantage that legacies and athletes (LA) receive. Using data on Harvard applications over 18 years, we show that non-legacy, non-athlete (NLNA)…
Descriptors: College Admission, Family (Sociological Unit), Higher Education, College Bound Students
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Havey, Nicholas – Journal of Women and Gender in Higher Education, 2021
This multiple case study analyzes institutional responses to sex and gender bias incidents in student athletics programs and messaging around inclusion and antidiscrimination between 2015 and 2019. This study seeks to uncover, understand, and work to transform the embedded institutional values that harm sex and gender minority (SGM) students on…
Descriptors: Gender Bias, Inclusion, LGBTQ People, College Athletics
Thelin, John R. – Johns Hopkins University Press, 2021
The thoroughly updated second edition of this dynamic and thoughtful collection focuses on the issues that have shaped American higher education in the past decade. "Essential Documents in the History of American Higher Education," designed to be used alongside John R. Thelin's "A History of American Higher Education" or on its…
Descriptors: Educational History, United States History, Higher Education, Social History