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Book SynopsisPresents the thirty-year story of students, faculty, and administrators struggling with the politics of race in higher education at U C Berkeley's prestigious law school - one of the first institutions to implement affirmative action policies and one of the first to be forced to remove them.
Trade Review"This is a thorough and thought-provoking review of the events at Boalt Hall and the issue-affirmative action-which has been at the forefront of public debate about higher education." - John Huerta, graduate of Boalt Hall '68, civil rights lawyer and member of the California and Washington, D.C., bars "A key participant in the student activity protesting the end of affirmative action at Berkeley, Andrea Guerrero tells the story from the perspective of an advocate for diversity. Her insights are important for anyone who wants to understand the events that occurred on the campus in 1997-98 and the motivations of those who took place in them." - Herma Hill Kay, former Dean of Boalt
Table of ContentsList of Tables Preface Acknowledgments 1. Balancing the Scales 2. Pursuing Excellence 3. Dismantling Diversity 4. Reaching for Answers 5. Listening to the Silence Notes Index
