A Diverse Student Body: The Challenge of Equalizing College Opportunities.

Gladieux, Lawrence E.

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ERIC Number: EJ547065

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1996

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A Diverse Student Body: The Challenge of Equalizing College Opportunities.

Gladieux, Lawrence E.

Journal of College Admission, n152-153 p4-9 Sum-Fall 1996

Examines affirmative action in higher education and the different legal challenges faced by this policy. Explores the need for diversity and discusses the many obstacles which still block equal opportunities in education. Offers some solutions to the problem of equality, such as tuition aid, Pell grants, and pre-collegiate outreach. (RJM)

Descriptors: Access to Education, Affirmative Action, College Admission, College Environment, College Students, Diversity (Institutional), Equal Education, Higher Education, Student Characteristics, Student Financial Aid

Publication Type: Information Analyses; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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Note: Special theme issue on "Diversity."