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Book Mismatch

    Book Details:
  • Author : Richard Sander
  • Publisher : Basic Books
  • Release : 2012-10-09
  • ISBN : 0465030017
  • Pages : 370 pages

Download or read book Mismatch written by Richard Sander and published by Basic Books. This book was released on 2012-10-09 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The debate over affirmative action has raged for over four decades, with little give on either side. Most agree that it began as noble effort to jump-start racial integration; many believe it devolved into a patently unfair system of quotas and concealment. Now, with the Supreme Court set to rule on a case that could sharply curtail the use of racial preferences in American universities, law professor Richard Sander and legal journalist Stuart Taylor offer a definitive account of what affirmative action has become, showing that while the objective is laudable, the effects have been anything but. Sander and Taylor have long admired affirmative action's original goals, but after many years of studying racial preferences, they have reached a controversial but undeniable conclusion: that preferences hurt underrepresented minorities far more than they help them. At the heart of affirmative action's failure is a simple phenomenon called mismatch. Using dramatic new data and numerous interviews with affected former students and university officials of color, the authors show how racial preferences often put students in competition with far better-prepared classmates, dooming many to fall so far behind that they can never catch up. Mismatch largely explains why, even though black applicants are more likely to enter college than whites with similar backgrounds, they are far less likely to finish; why there are so few black and Hispanic professionals with science and engineering degrees and doctorates; why black law graduates fail bar exams at four times the rate of whites; and why universities accept relatively affluent minorities over working class and poor people of all races. Sander and Taylor believe it is possible to achieve the goal of racial equality in higher education, but they argue that alternative policies -- such as full public disclosure of all preferential admission policies, a focused commitment to improving socioeconomic diversity on campuses, outreach to minority communities, and a renewed focus on K-12 schooling -- will go farther in achieving that goal than preferences, while also allowing applicants to make informed decisions. Bold, controversial, and deeply researched, Mismatch calls for a renewed examination of this most divisive of social programs -- and for reforms that will help realize the ultimate goal of racial equality.

Book Session Laws of the State of Minnesota

Download or read book Session Laws of the State of Minnesota written by Minnesota and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 1836 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Includes regular and extra sessions; some extra sessions issued as separate vols.

Book A Guide to Starting a Business in Minnesota

Download or read book A Guide to Starting a Business in Minnesota written by Charles A. Schaffer and published by . This book was released on 1983 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book General Laws of the State of Minnesota

Download or read book General Laws of the State of Minnesota written by Minnesota and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page 1388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Includes extra sessions of 1862, 1881, 1902, and 1912 issued in separate vols.

Book Affirmative Action     Annual Report

Download or read book Affirmative Action Annual Report written by and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Unemployment Insurance Statistics

Download or read book Unemployment Insurance Statistics written by United States. Bureau of Employment Security and published by . This book was released on 1967-05 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book 1979 80 Affirmative Action Resource Directory for State Agencies

Download or read book 1979 80 Affirmative Action Resource Directory for State Agencies written by Minnesota. Department of Personnel. Equal Opportunity Division and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Minnesota Statutes

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  • Author : Minnesota
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 2008
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 1406 pages

Download or read book Minnesota Statutes written by Minnesota and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 1406 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Minnesota Highways

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  • Publisher :
  • Release : 1974
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 396 pages

Download or read book Minnesota Highways written by and published by . This book was released on 1974 with total page 396 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Typical Electric Bills

Download or read book Typical Electric Bills written by and published by . This book was released on with total page 808 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Minnesota Rules

Download or read book Minnesota Rules written by and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 1150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Minnesota Statutes Annotated

Download or read book Minnesota Statutes Annotated written by Minnesota and published by . This book was released on 1946 with total page 570 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Minnesota Code of Agency Rules

Download or read book Minnesota Code of Agency Rules written by and published by . This book was released on 1982 with total page 780 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Minnesota Guidebook to State Agency Services

Download or read book Minnesota Guidebook to State Agency Services written by and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 566 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lists information about Minnesota state agencies, indicating who to see, forms needed to obtain services, advisory and financial assistance available, fees charged, and permits and licenses required.

Book State Register

Download or read book State Register written by and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Biennial Report

Download or read book Biennial Report written by Minnesota. Department of Natural Resources and published by . This book was released on 1978 with total page 106 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: