Defending Diversity Affirmativ

Gurin, Patricia

ISBN 10: 0472113070 / ISBN 13: 9780472113071

Published by University of Michigan Press, 2004

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Bibliographic Details

Title: Defending Diversity Affirmativ

Publisher: University of Michigan Press

Publication Date: 2004

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good

About this title

Synopsis:

Defending Diversity The first major book to argue in favor of affirmative action in higher education since Bowen and Bok's "The Shape of the River"

Review:

"This impressive book . . . reminds us of the extraordinary leadership role
played by the University of Michigan in defending affirmative action."

---William G. Bowen, President, The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation

"Readers interested in broad historical and social analysis of affirmative action will appreciate this book."
--Booklist

--Vernon Ford"Booklist" (04/16/2004)

"Defending Diversity documents the extraordinary effort made by the University of Michigan to defend its race-sensitive admissions policies against a determined legal assault. Drawing liberally from supportive testimony from business, the professions, and the military and from extensive empirical research, the University makes a powerful case to demonstrate how much racial diversity matters to the quality of education and to the future of America. At a time when university leaders are often criticized for failing to speak out on important public issues, the successful campaign mounted by these Michigan officials seems al the more remarkable."
--Derek Bok

-- (01/15/2004)

". . . documents the extraordinary effort made by the University of Michigan to defend its race-sensitive admissions policies against a determined legal assault."
---Derek Bok

". . . provides a framework and model to moderate dialogues across America about diversifying the states' public flagship universities. . . . Data and conclusions presented in Defending Diversity support the notion that wide-ranging and positive benefits exist where students interact and learn from each other when lines of race and ethnicity intersect. Defending Diversity tells the encouraging story of the University of Michigan's role in constructing a diverse democracy and its place in the nation's history in mounting a successful defense of affirmative action before the Supreme Court."
--Multicultural Review

-- (01/11/2005)