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The Logic of Opportunity: A Formal Analysis of the University of California's Outreach and Diversity Discourse

Mohr, John W.; Bourgeois, Michael; Duquenne, Vincent - Center for Studies in Higher Education, UC Berkeley - 2004

Since 1995, the University of California has been prohibited from employing affirmative action principles in student admissions. In response to this constraint, the UC has sought to pursue a number of other avenues for promoting the selection and retention of a diverse student body. In this...

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Affirmative Action in Higher Education in India and the US: A Study in Contrasts

Gupta, Asha - Center for Studies in Higher Education, UC Berkeley - 2006

access go beyond minority to diversity. Affirmative action, too, has become race-exclusive and gender-neutral. The following …

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Report: Public Trust in Higher Education and A Media Review of Press Articles in California

Fox, Warren H.; Earl-Novell, Sarah L. - Center for Studies in Higher Education, UC Berkeley - 2004

The purpose of this report is to better determine the level of general public trust in public higher education and the content of published articles in the press that may influence and reflect public confidence. By conducting a six-month media scan of four California newspapers, an overview is...

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Engineers Should Have a College Education

King, C. Judson - Center for Studies in Higher Education, UC Berkeley - 2006

Many societal trends and needs call for engineers to broaden their outlooks, have more flexible career options, and work closely and effectively with persons of quite different backgrounds. Yet the education and general orientation of engineers have been directed inward toward the profession,...

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The Educational Benefits of Sustaining Cross-Racial Interaction Among Undergraduates

Chang, Mitchell J.; Denson, Nida; Sáenz, Victor; Misa, … - Center for Studies in Higher Education, UC Berkeley - 2005

effects on students' openness to diversity, cognitive development, and self-confidence. The results also show that even though …

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Rethinking Admissions: US Public Universities in the Post-Affirmative Action Age

Atkinson, Richard C.; Pelfrey, Patricia A. - Center for Studies in Higher Education, UC Berkeley - 2004

In the aftermath of SP-1 and Proposition 209, the University of California has adopted several strategies in order to maintain access. In the long term, the university seeks to work with individual students to improve their academic preparation and to expand partnerships with the K-12 public...

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Superstars and Rookies of the Year: Faculty Hiring Practices in the Postmodern Age

Burgan, Mary - Center for Studies in Higher Education, UC Berkeley - 2005

become embedded within the academic psyche. This fixation tends to be aroused by the rituals of recruitment and retention … that take place on all campuses. But when recruitment becomes an exercise in what some economists have called â … antidote is a wise consideration of the total identity and mission of institutional departments in all recruitment efforts. …

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New Directions for Student Outreach: The University of California's School - University Partnerships

Timar, Thomas B.; Ogawa, Rodney; Orillion, Marie - Center for Studies in Higher Education, UC Berkeley - 2002

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