The shape of the river
Subtitle: long-term consequences of considering race in college and university admissions
By: William G. Bowen and Derek Bok ; in collaboration with James L. Shulman ... [et al.] ; with a foreword by Glenn C. Loury
Contributors: Bok, Derek Curtis; Shulman, James Lawrence, 1965-
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Published: 2000
Place of publication: Princeton, N.J
Language: eng
Number of pages: 472
Subjects: Universities and colleges -- United States -- Admission -- Case studies; Affirmative action programs -- United States -- Case studies; African Americans -- Education (Higher) -- Case studies; African American college graduates -- Case studies
Genres: Case studies
Notes: Reprint. Originally published: 1998. With new foreword and introd

Includes bibliographical references (p. [451]-459) and index
Table of contents: title: Historical context; title: The admissions process and "race-neutrality"; title: Academic outcomes; title: Advanced study : graduate and professional degrees; title: Employment, earnings, and job satisfaction; title: Civic participation and satisfaction with life; title: Looking back : views of college; title: Diversity : perceptions and realities; title: Informing the debate; title: Summing up; title: Appendix A.  The college and beyond database; title: Appendix B. Notes on methodology; title: Appendix C. Earnings in relation to advanced degrees, sector of employment, and occupation; title: Appendix D. Additional tables