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ERIC Number: EJ586104
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1999
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ISSN: ISSN-0162-1831
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Affirmative Action in College and University Admissions: Yes.
Michaelson, Martin
National Forum, v79 n1 p36-39 Win 1999
Argues in support of affirmative action in college and university admissions, noting the actual, relatively small effect of affirmative action on white admission and opportunity, and suggesting other possible reasons for the heated debate. Notes two related Supreme Court decisions made a century apart and reviews statistical studies in support of affirmative action. (MSE)
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, College Admission, Court Litigation, Diversity (Student), Educational History, Federal Courts, Higher Education, Racial Discrimination, Reverse Discrimination, School Policy, Statistics, United States History, White Students
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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