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Princeton University Press
October 2009
On Sale: October 12, 2009
547 pages
ISBN: 0691141606
EAN: 9780691141602
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Non-Fiction
Against the backdrop of today's increasingly multicultural
society, are America's elite colleges admitting and
successfully educating a diverse student body? No Longer
Separate, Not Yet Equal pulls back the curtain on the
selective college experience and takes a rigorous and
comprehensive look at how race and social class impact each
stage--from application and admission, to enrollment and
student life on campus. Arguing that elite higher education
contributes to both social mobility and inequality, the
authors investigate such areas as admission advantages for
minorities, academic achievement gaps tied to race and
class, unequal burdens in paying for tuition, and
satisfaction with college experiences. The book's analysis is based on data provided by the
National Survey of College Experience, collected from more
than nine thousand students who applied to one of ten
selective colleges between the early 1980s and late 1990s.
The authors explore the composition of applicant pools,
factoring in background and "selective admission enhancement
strategies"--including AP classes, test-prep courses, and
extracurriculars--to assess how these strengthen
applications. On campus, the authors examine roommate
choices, friendship circles, and degrees of social
interaction, and discover that while students from different
racial and class circumstances are not separate in college,
they do not mix as much as one might expect. The book
encourages greater interaction among student groups and
calls on educational institutions to improve access for
students of lower socioeconomic status. No Longer Separate, Not Yet Equal offers valuable insights
into the intricate workings of America's elite higher
education system.
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