Higher Education and the Color Line
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This timely and comprehensive book outlines the agenda for achieving racial justice in higher education in the next generation. Higher Education and the Color Line focuses on the racial transformation of higher education and the structural barriers that perpetuate racial stratification in colleges and universities--and beyond. Taking on topical issues such as shifting patterns of financial aid, the growing importance of community colleges, and identifying model programs for retaining and supporting minority students, it lays the groundwork for realizing U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day…mehr

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This timely and comprehensive book outlines the agenda for achieving racial justice in higher education in the next generation. Higher Education and the Color Line focuses on the racial transformation of higher education and the structural barriers that perpetuate racial stratification in colleges and universities--and beyond. Taking on topical issues such as shifting patterns of financial aid, the growing importance of community colleges, and identifying model programs for retaining and supporting minority students, it lays the groundwork for realizing U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor's goal of eliminating the need for affirmative action within 25 years. "Today more than ever, higher education stands as the gateway to the kind of society we will become. Higher Education and the Color Line is a major contribution to contemporary debates about how that gateway should be constructed against the backdrop of race, gender, and class in American society." -- Lee C. Bollinger, President, Columbia University "Inclusion is the single greatest challenge facing colleges and universities in the United States. This is especially true in states like California, where the so-called minority will soon be the majority. This book is an incredible resource for those of us on the front lines who are trying to ensure that our institutions serve the entire population, not just those who by virtue of an accident of birth are among the privileged classes." -- Robert J. Birgeneau, Chancellor, University of California, Berkeley "This outstanding book presents leading-edge research on racial inequality in higher education and specific policy recommendations to improve minority access and success. It is unique in that it pays equal attention to African American and Latino issues. Anyone who is concerned with equal opportunity in higher education will find it indispensable." -- Jorge Chapa, Director of Latino Studies Program, Indiana University, Bloomington Gary Orfield is a professor of education and social policy at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. He is also cofounder and director of The Civil Rights Project at Harvard University. Patricia Marin is a higher education research associate at The Civil Rights Project at Harvard University. Catherine L. Horn is an assistant professor in the College of Education at the University of Houston.
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Gary Orfield is a professor of education and social policy at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. He is also cofounder and director of The Civil Rights Project at Harvard University. Patricia Marin is a higher education research associate at The Civil Rights Project at Harvard University. Catherine L. Horn is an assistant professor in the College of Education at the University of Houston.