Minorities in Higher Education

This book is a major contribution to the national debate on how to expand minority participation in higher education and in the social, economic, and political life of the nation. Nineteen articles, all written by leaders in the field of higher education, present a candid discussion of the issues associated with the transformation of American society and minority participation in higher education. Analysis, insight, and information are provided on many equity issues, including financial aid strategies for improving minority student participation, minorities and the new technologies, the present status of minority student achievement, educational equity and the problem of assessment, minorities in graduate education, and faculty diversity."This collection of nineteen essays admirably succeeds in...describing the country's successes and failures in achieving educational equity for our minority citizens". -- ACADEMEJustiz, Manuel J. is the author of 'Minorities in Higher Education' with ISBN 9780897748179 and ISBN 0897748174.