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Equity and Excellence in American Higher Education - (Thomas Jefferson Foundation Distinguished Lecture) (Paperback)

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  • Thomas Jefferson once stated that the foremost goal of American education must be to nurture the "natural aristocracy of talent and virtue.
  • About the Author: William G. Bowen, former President of Princeton University and now President of the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation is coauthor of The Shape of the River: Long-Term Consequences of Considering Race in College and University Admissions.
  • 480 Pages
  • Education, Higher
  • Series Name: Thomas Jefferson Foundation Distinguished Lecture

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Employing historical research, examination of the most recent social science and public policy scholarship, international comparisons, and detailed empirical analysis of rich new data, the authors study the intersection between "excellence" and "equity" objectives.



Book Synopsis



Thomas Jefferson once stated that the foremost goal of American education must be to nurture the "natural aristocracy of talent and virtue." Although in many ways American higher education has fulfilled Jefferson's vision by achieving a widespread level of excellence, it has not achieved the objective of equity implicit in Jefferson's statement. In Equity and Excellence in American Higher Education, William G. Bowen, Martin A. Kurzweil, and Eugene M. Tobin explore the cause for this divide. Employing historical research, examination of the most recent social science and public policy scholarship, international comparisons, and detailed empirical analysis of rich new data, the authors study the intersection between "excellence" and "equity" objectives.

Beginning with a time line tracing efforts to achieve equity and excellence in higher education from the American Revolution to the early Cold War years, this narrative reveals the halting, episodic progress in broadening access across the dividing lines of gender, race, religion, ethnicity, and socioeconomic status. The authors argue that despite our rhetoric of inclusiveness, a significant number of youth from poor families do not share equal access to America's elite colleges and universities. While America has achieved the highest level of educational attainment of any country, it runs the risk of losing this position unless it can markedly improve the precollegiate preparation of students from racial minorities and lower-income families.

After identifying the "equity" problem at the national level and studying nineteen selective colleges and universities, the authors propose a set of potential actions to be taken at federal, state, local, and institutional levels. With recommendations ranging from reform of the admissions process, to restructuring of federal financial aid and state support of public universities, to addressing the various precollegiate obstacles that disadvantaged students face at home and in school, the authors urge all selective colleges and universities to continue race-sensitive admissions policies, while urging the most selective (and privileged) institutions to enroll more well-qualified students from families with low socioeconomic status.



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"[The book] should be compulsory reading for all interested in higher education and in social justice."



About the Author



William G. Bowen, former President of Princeton University and now President of the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation is coauthor of The Shape of the River: Long-Term Consequences of Considering Race in College and University Admissions. Martin A. Kurzweil is Research Associate at the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and a student at Harvard Law School. Eugene M. Tobin, former President of Hamilton College, is Senior Advisor to the Office of the President and the Liberal Arts Colleges Program at the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.

Dimensions (Overall): 9.18 Inches (H) x 6.12 Inches (W) x 1.23 Inches (D)
Weight: 1.46 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 480
Genre: Education
Sub-Genre: Higher
Series Title: Thomas Jefferson Foundation Distinguished Lecture
Publisher: University of Virginia Press
Format: Paperback
Author: William G Bowen & Martin A Kurzweil & Eugene M Tobin & Susanne C Pichler
Language: English
Street Date: April 7, 2006
TCIN: 88978199
UPC: 9780813925578
Item Number (DPCI): 247-57-1015
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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