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Alternative admissions programs
Author(s) -
Fuller Bruce,
McNamara Patricia P.,
Green Kenneth C.
Publication year - 1978
Publication title -
new directions for higher education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1536-0741
pISSN - 0271-0560
DOI - 10.1002/he.36919782303
Subject(s) - ethnic group , higher education , supreme court , affirmative action , race (biology) , reverse discrimination , political science , ethnic discrimination , psychology , public relations , sociology , law , gender studies
The Supreme Court's recent Bakke decision clearly stated what institutions could not do regarding the use of race and ethnicity in admissions. Several institutions have developed alternative admissions policies which, while not entirely color‐blind, focus on assessing individual applicant disadvantagement rather than ethnic or racial group membership.