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The Effects Of Affirmative Action On Students Of Color Applying To Four-Year Institutions, Cathy M. Ketton
The Effects Of Affirmative Action On Students Of Color Applying To Four-Year Institutions, Cathy M. Ketton
Graduate Research Papers
The purpose of this research is to examine the history, pros and cons of Affirmative Action, and the effects affirmation action has in the college and university admissions process of four-year institutions. Furthermore, this paper encompasses the benefits of valuing and aggressively seeking diversity of students and faculty on America's college campuses.
Are Black Colleges Necessary?, Mark B. Longley
Are Black Colleges Necessary?, Mark B. Longley
Graduate Research Papers
Black colleges have a vital role in the lives of young people and the black community as a whole. They are not vanguards of segregation, but of black culture and black life. Though they are not the most up-to-date technologically, or offer the most magnificent campuses, or accumulate large endowments, they are the most successful in educating black students, doing it with minimal resources. I suggest other institutions study the techniques of HBCUs in order to educate all young people, particularly other minority groups such as Latinos and Native Americans. Our communities, states, and federal governments as well as corporations …
Commonalities Connecting Biraciality And Bisexuality : Building Integrated Support In The College Environment, Kelly R. Barrett
Commonalities Connecting Biraciality And Bisexuality : Building Integrated Support In The College Environment, Kelly R. Barrett
Graduate Research Papers
The purpose of this paper is threefold: (1) to develop a better understanding of biracial and bisexual identity development; (2) to determine developmental similarities between biracial and bisexual college students; and 3) to provide implications for student affairs practitioners.