College access : opportunity or privilege? / Michael S. McPherson and Morton Owen Schapiro, editors.

Other author McPherson, Michael S.
Other author Schapiro, Morton Owen.
Format Book
Publication InfoNew York, NY : College Board : Distributed by Holtzbrinck, ©2006.
Description184 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Supplemental ContentTable of contents only
Subjects
College costs--United States.
Low-income college students--United States.
Universities and colleges--United States. --Admission.
Student aid--United States.

Contents Introduction / Michael S. McPherson and Morton Owen Schapiro -- Extending opportunity: "what is to be done?" / William G. Bowen -- Was Justice O'Connor right? Race and highly selective college admissions in 25 years / Alan B. Krueger. Jesse Rothstein, and Sarah Turner -- Watch what we do (and not what we say): how student aid awards vary with financial need and academic merit / Michael McPherson and Morton Owen Schapiro -- How scarce are high-ability, low-income students? / Catharine B. Hill and Gordon C. Winston -- The challenge of improving the representation of low-income students at flagship universities: AccessUVa and the University of Virginia / Jeffrey Tebbs and Sarah Turner -- Six institutional perspectives on socioeconomic diversity / David W. Breneman -- Maximizing opportunity: steering underrepresented students through the selective college persistence tracks / Michael T. Nettles and Catherine M. Millett -- Claiming common ground: state policymaking for improving college readiness and success / Patrick M. Callan ... [et al.] -- Conclusion: making opportunity real / Michael S. McPherson and Morton Owen Schapiro.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2006024115
ISBN0874477743
ISBN9780874477740

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks LB2342 .C595 2006 ✔ Available Place Hold