Affirmative Action at a Crossroads: Fisher and Forward: ASHE Higher Education Report, Volume 41, Number 4
Edna Chun · Alvin Evans
May 2015 · John Wiley & Sons
Ebook
144
Pages
About this ebook
The urgency of developing workable race-neutral admissions strategies that maximize the benefits of student diversity has increased. This practical guide offers:
This book provides a comprehensive overview of key issues and strategic approaches that will assist institutions of higher education in fostering demographic diversity and building inclusive and welcoming campus environments.
This is the fourth issue of the 41st volume of the Jossey-Bass series ASHE Higher Education Report. Each monograph is the definitive analysis of a tough higher education issue, based on thorough research of pertinent literature and institutional experiences. Topics are identified by a national survey. Noted practitioners and scholars are then commissioned to write the reports, with experts providing critical reviews of each manuscript before publication.
- concrete recommendations and strategies for the creation of a campus ecosystem that maximizes the structural, curricular, and interactional benefits of diversity,
- extensive empirical findings and a rich research literature,
- opportunities for campuses to craft programs, processes, and intervention that maximize student learning outcomes related to diversity, and
- alternative strategies for addressing disadvantage, including the use of socioeconomic status and state-based percent plans.
This book provides a comprehensive overview of key issues and strategic approaches that will assist institutions of higher education in fostering demographic diversity and building inclusive and welcoming campus environments.
This is the fourth issue of the 41st volume of the Jossey-Bass series ASHE Higher Education Report. Each monograph is the definitive analysis of a tough higher education issue, based on thorough research of pertinent literature and institutional experiences. Topics are identified by a national survey. Noted practitioners and scholars are then commissioned to write the reports, with experts providing critical reviews of each manuscript before publication.
About the author
Volume Editors:
Edna Chun is associate vice chancellor for HR at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.
Alvin Evans serves as higher education practice leader for HigherEd Talent, a national HR and diversity consulting firm.
Series Editors:
Kelly Ward and Lisa E. Wolf-Wendel
Edna Chun is associate vice chancellor for HR at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.
Alvin Evans serves as higher education practice leader for HigherEd Talent, a national HR and diversity consulting firm.
Series Editors:
Kelly Ward and Lisa E. Wolf-Wendel
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