| The Next Twenty-Five Years: Affirmative Action in Higher Education in the United States and South Africa Contributor(s): Featherman, David Lee (Author), Krislov, Marvin (Author), Hall, Martin (Author) |
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ISBN: 0472033778 ISBN-13: 9780472033775 Publisher: University of Michigan Press OUR PRICE: $39.55 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2009 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Education | Educational Policy & Reform - Education | Higher - Social Science | Discrimination & Race Relations |
| Dewey: 379.260 |
| LCCN: 2009024924 |
| Physical Information: 1.1" H x 6.1" W x 9.1" (1.30 lbs) 416 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Southern Africa |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A penetrating exploration of affirmative action's continued place in 21st-century higher education, The Next Twenty-five Years assembles the viewpoints of some of the most influential scholars, educators, university leaders, and public officials. Its comparative essays range the political spectrum and debates in two nations to survey the legal, political, social, economic, and moral dimensions of affirmative action and its role in helping higher education contribute to a just, equitable, and vital society. David L. Featherman is Professor of Sociology and Psychology and Founding Director of the Center for Advancing Research and Solutions for Society at the University of Michigan. Martin Hall is Vice-Chancellor of the University of Salford, Greater Manchester, and previously was Deputy Vice- Chancellor at the University of Cape Town. Marvin Krislov is President of Oberlin College and previously was Vice President and General Counsel at the University of Michigan. |