The Shape of the River: Long-Term Consequences of Considering Race in College and University Admissions Twentieth Anniversary Edition

Author:   William G. Bowen ,  Derek Bok ,  Nicholas Lemann
Publisher:   Princeton University Press
Volume:   113
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9780691182483


Pages:   528
Publication Date:   08 January 2019
Format:   Paperback
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The Shape of the River: Long-Term Consequences of Considering Race in College and University Admissions Twentieth Anniversary Edition


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First published in 1998, this text 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. It continues to present the most compelling data available about the effects of affirmative action.

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Author:   William G. Bowen ,  Derek Bok ,  Nicholas Lemann
Publisher:   Princeton University Press
Imprint:   Princeton University Press
Volume:   113
ISBN:  

9780691182483


ISBN 10:   0691182485
Pages:   528
Publication Date:   08 January 2019
Audience:   General/trade ,  Professional and scholarly ,  General/trade ,  General ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Temporarily unavailable   Availability explained
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Language:   English

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The most ambitious and authoritative study to date of the effects of affirmative action in higher education.... [A]n important corrective to conservative propaganda masquerading as social science. --Ellis Cose, Newsweek On the strength of [the authors'] credentials the reader can expect much, and much is delivered.... [This book's] foundation is so solidly anchored to a bedrock of data that it will be relied upon as a navigational beacon for years to come. --Robert E. Thatch, Science Any respectable discussion of the consequences of affirmative action in universities must now either acknowledge [this book's] findings or challenge them, and any challenge must match the standards of breadth and statistical professionalism that [the authors] have achieved. --Ronald Dworkin, New York Review of Books No study of this magnitude has been attempted before.... The evidence collected flatly refutes many of the misimpressions of affirmative-action opponents. --New York Times


The most ambitious and authoritative study to date of the effects of affirmative action in higher education.... [A]n important corrective to conservative propaganda masquerading as social science. --Ellis Cose, Newsweek On the strength of [the authors'] credentials the reader can expect much, and much is delivered.... [This book's] foundation is so solidly anchored to a bedrock of data that it will be relied upon as a navigational beacon for years to come. --Robert E. Thatch, Science Any respectable discussion of the consequences of affirmative action in universities must now either acknowledge [this book's] findings or challenge them, and any challenge must match the standards of breadth and statistical professionalism that [the authors] have achieved. --Ronald Dworkin, New York Review of Books No study of this magnitude has been attempted before.... The evidence collected flatly refutes many of the misimpressions of affirmative-action opponents. --New York Times


On the strength of [the authors'] credentials the reader can expect much, and much is delivered.... [This book's] foundation is so solidly anchored to a bedrock of data that it will be relied upon as a navigational beacon for years to come. --Robert E. Thatch, Science Any respectable discussion of the consequences of affirmative action in universities must now either acknowledge [this book's] findings or challenge them, and any challenge must match the standards of breadth and statistical professionalism that [the authors] have achieved. --Ronald Dworkin, New York Review of Books No study of this magnitude has been attempted before.... The evidence collected flatly refutes many of the misimpressions of affirmative-action opponents. --New York Times The most ambitious and authoritative study to date of the effects of affirmative action in higher education.... [A]n important corrective to conservative propaganda masquerading as social science. --Ellis Cose, Newsweek


On the strength of [the authors'] credentials the reader can expect much, and much is delivered.... [This book's] foundation is so solidly anchored to a bedrock of data that it will be relied upon as a navigational beacon for years to come. --Robert E. Thatch, Science Any respectable discussion of the consequences of affirmative action in universities must now either acknowledge [this book's] findings or challenge them, and any challenge must match the standards of breadth and statistical professionalism that [the authors] have achieved. --Ronald Dworkin, New York Review of Books The most ambitious and authoritative study to date of the effects of affirmative action in higher education.... [A]n important corrective to conservative propaganda masquerading as social science. --Ellis Cose, Newsweek No study of this magnitude has been attempted before.... The evidence collected flatly refutes many of the misimpressions of affirmative-action opponents. --New York Times


On the strength of [the authors'] credentials the reader can expect much, and much is delivered.... [This book's] foundation is so solidly anchored to a bedrock of data that it will be relied upon as a navigational beacon for years to come. --Robert E. Thatch, Science The most ambitious and authoritative study to date of the effects of affirmative action in higher education.... [A]n important corrective to conservative propaganda masquerading as social science. --Ellis Cose, Newsweek Any respectable discussion of the consequences of affirmative action in universities must now either acknowledge [this book's] findings or challenge them, and any challenge must match the standards of breadth and statistical professionalism that [the authors] have achieved. --Ronald Dworkin, New York Review of Books No study of this magnitude has been attempted before.... The evidence collected flatly refutes many of the misimpressions of affirmative-action opponents. --New York Times


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William G. Bowen (19332016) was president emeritus of the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and Princeton University and founding chairman of JSTOR and ITHAKA. Derek Bok is the 300th Anniversary University Research Professor, professor of law, and president emeritus of Harvard University.

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