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ERIC Number: EJ574686
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1998
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ISSN: ISSN-1077-3711
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The Arrival of the Bowen-Bok Study on Racial Preferences in College Admissions.
Journal of Blacks in Higher Education, n20 p120-22 Sum 1998
Discusses a study conducted by W. G. Bowen and D. Bok that develops hard empirical evidence about the benefits of using race-sensitive admissions to selective higher education. The database on which this study rests includes more than 80,000 undergraduates from 28 selective institutions. (SLD)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Affirmative Action, Black Students, College Admission, College Bound Students, Databases, Equal Education, Higher Education, Racial Bias, Undergraduate Students
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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