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ERIC Number: EJ629641
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2001
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ISSN: ISSN-0009-5982
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Elitism, Excellence, or Both at the National Academy of Sciences?
Brainard, Jeffrey
Chronicle of Higher Education, v47 n35 pA24-A26 May 2001
Membership in the National Academy of Sciences carries great prestige and the chance to advise Congress. This article discusses critics' questioning of why so few female and minority scholars are let in. (EV)
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Competitive Selection, Elitism, Females, Minority Groups, Racial Discrimination, Sex Discrimination
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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