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• Equity and Excellence in American Higher Education

  - 2005-07-01

  Equity and Excellence in American Higher Education Charles William G. Bowen, Martin A. Kurzweil, Eugene A. Tobin, University of Virginia, 2005; 472 pp; $27.95 William Bowen, former president of Princeton University (N.J.) follows his 1998 analysis of affirmative action, The Shape of the River, with this new title, co-authored...

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• A Brookings Briefing: Equity and Excellence in American Higher Education

  - 2005-04-13

  News Advisory: Socioeconomic class differences in higher education remain one of the most long-standing barriers to ensuring access and opportunity for all Americans. Panelists at this briefing will discuss this challenge and data put forth by authors William G. Bowen, Martin A. Kurzweil, and Eugene M. Tobin in their new...

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• University of Virginia panel recommends diversity officer, collaboration with HBCUs

  - 2004-10-21

  CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA. A committee that was formed after racially tinged incidents at the University of Virginia recommended recently the creation of an officer for "diversity and equity" who would report to the president. The panel also recommended the development of an academic program on issues of equity and...

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• Three Virginia Universities Look to Cut Some Ties with State.

  - 2003-01-04

  By Bill Sizemore, The Virginian-Pilot, Norfolk, Va. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 4--As they struggle with historic cuts in state financial support, three Virginia universities are seeking ways to cut some of the ties that bind them to the state government. ...

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• Thomas Jefferson and historical self-construction: the earth belongs to the living?

  - 1999-01-01

  Thomas Jefferson in his letters to James Madison wrote the living generation of people should have control over the laws that govern them, and an inherited rule of law was an infringement on the rights of the living. However, in his private life he tried to ensure that his political...

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