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The Source of the River: The Social Origins of Freshmen at America's Selective Colleges and Universities
The Source of the River The Social Origins of Freshmen at America's Selective Colleges and Universities
Author: Douglas S. Massey, Camille Z. Charles, Garvey Lundy, Mary J. Fischer
African Americans and Latinos earn lower grades and drop out of college more often than whites or Asians. Yet thirty years after deliberate minority recruitment efforts began, we still don't know why. In The Shape of the River, William Bowen and Derek Bok documented the benefits of affirmative action for minority students, their communiti...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780691125978
ISBN-10: 069112597X
Publication Date: 3/27/2006
Pages: 304
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Publisher: Princeton University Press
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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