Burning Down the House
Subtitle: Politics, Governance, and Affirmative Action at the University of California (Frontiers in Education)
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Published: April 30, 2004
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 320
ISBN-13: 9780791460573
Subjects: Universities / polytechnics; University of California (Syst; Higher; Education (Higher); Education / Teaching; Political aspects; Education; California; History; Philosophy & Social Aspects; University of California (System); Admission; Education, Higher; Minorities
First sentence: On July 20, 1995, in the culmination of twelve months of rising organizational and political economic conflict, the University of California (UC) Board of Regents voted 14-10 to end race and gender preferences in university admissions, and 15-10 to do so for employment and contracting.