The Shape of the River
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The Shape of the River

Long-Term Consequences of Considering Race in College and University Admissions Twentieth Anniversary Edition

  1. 523 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

The Shape of the River

Long-Term Consequences of Considering Race in College and University Admissions Twentieth Anniversary Edition

About this book

The landmark New York Times bestseller that demonstrates the benefits of race-conscious admissions in higher education

First published in 1998, William Bowen and Derek Bok’s The Shape of the River became an immediate landmark in the debate over affirmative action in America. It grounded a contentious subject in concrete data at a time when arguments surrounding it were characterized more by emotion than evidence—and it made a forceful case that race-conscious admissions were successfully helping to promote equal opportunity. Today, the issue of affirmative action remains unsettled. Much has changed, but The Shape of the River continues to present the most compelling data available about the effects of affirmative action. Now with a new foreword by Nicholas Lemann and an afterword by Derek Bok, The Shape of the River is an essential text for anyone seeking to understand race-conscious admissions in higher education.

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Information

Publisher
Princeton University Press
Year
2019
Print ISBN
9780691182483
eBook ISBN
9780691184227
Topic
Education
Subtopic
Educational Policy

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title
  3. Copyright
  4. Contents
  5. List of Figures
  6. List of Tables
  7. Foreword
  8. Preface
  9. Chapter 1. Historical Context
  10. Chapter 2. The Admissions Process and "Race-Neutrality"
  11. Chapter 3. Academic Outcomes
  12. Chapter 4. Advanced Study: Graduate and Professional Degrees
  13. Chapter 5. Employment, Earnings, and Job Satisfaction
  14. Chapter 6. Civic Participation and Satisfaction with Life
  15. Chapter 7. Looking Back: Views of College
  16. Chapter 8. Diversity: Perceptions and Realities
  17. Chapter 9. Informing the Debate
  18. Chapter 10. Summing Up
  19. Afterword
  20. Appendix A. The College and Beyond Database
  21. Appendix B. Notes on Methodology
  22. Appendix C. Earnings in Relation to Advanced Degrees, Sector of Employment, and Occupation
  23. Appendix D. Additional Tables
  24. References
  25. Index