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Douglass, John Aubrey – Center for Studies in Higher Education, 2016
The acceptance of new growth theory relates, in part, to a number of highly touted regional success stories--or what I term "Knowledge Based Economic Areas" (KBEAs) in this and past essays. The United States, and California in particular, is viewed as perhaps the most robust creators of KBEAs, providing an influential model that is…
Descriptors: Knowledge Economy, Economic Development, Regional Characteristics, Research Universities
Gandara, Patricia – Civil Rights Project / Proyecto Derechos Civiles, 2012
This paper briefly reviews the various efforts undertaken by the University of California to maintain diversity in the institution, and especially at its highly competitive flagship campuses, UCLA and Berkeley, in the face of the loss of affirmative action during the mid-1990s. It demonstrates the continuing decline in representation of…
Descriptors: State Universities, Case Studies, Diversity (Institutional), Affirmative Action