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Affirmative action now : a guide for students, families, and counselors
- Title
- Affirmative action now : a guide for students, families, and counselors / James A. Beckman.
- Author
- Beckman, James A.
- Publication
- Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 2006.
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- Description
- xvii, 425 p.; 25 cm.
- Subjects
- Affirmative action programs in education > United States > Handbooks, manuals, etc
- Affirmative action programs in education > Law and legislation > United States
- Universities and colleges > Admission > Law and legislation > United States
- Universities and colleges > United States > Admission > Handbooks, manuals, etc
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [405]-417) and index.
- Contents
- How did we get to this point? A brief history of the usage of affirmative action in higher education from the tumultuous civil rights era to Gratz and Grutter in 2003 -- Gratz v. Bollinger and Grutter V. Bollinger : the changing affirmative action analysis -- How colleges and universities revised or eliminated affirmative action programs in the immediate aftermath of the Gratz and Grutter decisions -- What about affirmative action in "percentage plan" states? The unsettled status of affirmative action in higher education in California, Texas, and Florida after Gratz and Grutter -- General advice to students and parents in navigating the maze -- Six steps to completing the compelling application essay -- Consideration of historically black colleges and universities : admittedly a "different world" -- Congratulations : you've been accepted to college, but now need to pay for it : financial aid and student aid in the post-Gratz and Grutter world -- Veterans and affirmative action -- Affirmative action in the coming years.
- Call Number
- Sc E 06-491
- ISBN
- 0313334153 (alk. paper)
- LCCN
- 2005033545
- OCLC
- 62732547
- Author
- Beckman, James A.
- Title
- Affirmative action now : a guide for students, families, and counselors / James A. Beckman.
- Imprint
- Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 2006.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [405]-417) and index.
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- Research Call Number
- Sc E 06-491