Affirmative Action at a Crossroads: Fisher and Forward

The urgency of developing workable race-neutral admissions strategies that maximize the benefits of student diversity has increased. This practical guide offers:<br /> <ul> <li>concrete recommendations and strategies for the creation of a campus ecosystem that maximizes the structural, curricular, and interactional benefits of diversity,</li> <li>extensive empirical findings and a rich research literature,</li> <li>opportunities for campuses to craft programs, processes, and intervention that maximize student learning outcomes related to diversity, and</li> <li>alternative strategies for addressing disadvantage, including the use of socioeconomic status and state-based percent plans.</li> </ul> <br />This book provides a comprehensive overview of key issues and strategic approaches that will assist institutions of higher education in fostering demographic diversity and building inclusive and welcoming campus environments.<br /><br />This is the fourth issue of the 41st volume of the Jossey-Bass series <b>ASHE Higher Education Report</b>. Each monograph is the definitive analysis of a tough higher education issue, based on thorough research of pertinent literature and institutional experiences. Topics are identified by a national survey. Noted practitioners and scholars are then commissioned to write the reports, with experts providing critical reviews of each manuscript before publication.