{"product_id":"student-diversity-at-the-big-three-9781412814614","title":"Student Diversity at the Big Three","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eStrengthening affirmative action programs and fighting discrimination present challenges to America''s best private and public universities. US college enrollments swelled from 2.6 million students in 1955 to 17.5 million by 2005. Ivy League universities, specifically Harvard, Yale, and Princeton, face significant challenges in maintaining their professed goal to educate a reasonable number of students from all ethnic, racial, religious, and socio-economic groups while maintaining the loyalty of their alumni.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCollege admissions officers in these elite universities have the daunting task of selecting a balanced student body. Added to their challenges, the economic recession of 2008-2009 negatively impacted potential applicants from lower-income families. Evidence suggests that high Standard Aptitude Test (SAT) scores are correlated with a family''s socioeconomic status. Thus, the problem of selecting the best students from an ever-increasing pool of applicants may render standa\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eList of Tables\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments\u003cbr\u003eI. Introduction: Historical Perspectives on Admissions Policies at Harvard, Yale, and Princeton Universities\u003cbr\u003eII. From Margins to Mainstream: Jewish Students and Faculty at the Big Three\u003cbr\u003eIII. Hesitant Courtships: Coeducation at Harvard, Yale, and Princeton\u003cbr\u003eIV. Affirmative Action and the Pursuit of Racial Diversity at Harvard, Yale, and Princeton Universities, 1960–2012\u003cbr\u003eV. Invisible No Longer: Repeal of \"Don't Ask, Don't Tell\" Return of the ROTC; and Inclusion of LGBTQ Students and Students with Disabilities\u003cbr\u003eVI. Conclusion: Campus Protests and New Elites at Harvard, Yale, and Princeton, 1960s–2012\u003cbr\u003eBibliography\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49408048988503,"sku":"9781412814614","price":128.25,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/student-diversity-at-the-big-three-9781412814614","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}