Title: Achieving quality and diversity : universities in a multicultural society /
Authors: Richardson, Richard C.; Skinner, Elizabeth Fisk.; Richardson, Richard C.; National Center for Postsecondary Governance and Finance (U.S.); American Council on Education.
Publisher: American Council on Education : Macmillan ; Collier Macmillan ; Maxwell Macmillan,
Year: 1991
Subjects: Educational equalization United States Case studies; Minorities Education (Higher) United States Case studies.; Academic achievement Case studies.; Universities and colleges United States Admission Case studies.; Universities and colleges United States Case studies.
Contents: Part 1: Minority participation and achievement in context. -- Understanding minority persistence and achievement -- The state role in promoting equity -- Institutional climate and minority achievement -- Part 2: Case studies in equity. -- University of New Mexico / Gordon Van de Water and Mary Flanigan with the assistance of Richard Cady -- Florida International University / Louis W. Bender with the assistance of Norma M. Goonen -- Temple Univesity / Howard L. Simmons with the assistance of Valaida S. Walker -- Wayne State University / A. Wade Smith with the assistance of Ruth C. Panagos and Harold E. Cruger -- Memphis State University / Richard C. Richardson, Jr. with the assistance of John Dill -- Florida State University / Louis W. Bender with the assistance of Sandra W. Rackley -- University of California, Los Angeles / Richard C. Richardson, Jr. with the assistance of Paula N. Lutomirski -- Brooklyn College / Patricia Crosson with the assistance of Daniel Mayers and Eric Steinberg