The Shape of the River: Long-Term Consequences of Considering Race in College and University Admissions
Woodruff, Darren, The Journal of Negro Education
The Shape of the River: Long-Term Consequences of Considering Race in College and University Admissions by William G. Bowen and Derek Bok. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 1998. 472 pp. $24.95, cloth.
Reviewed by Darren Woodruff, American Institutes for Research, Washington, D.C.
The aims and values of an educational institution are often revealed most vividly by the choices it makes in selecting its students. With this assertion, the authors of this painstakingly documented and well-written study launch into a fascinating and timely examination of race and the college admissions process and the related academic and career outcomes for Black students admitted …
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Publication information:
Article title: The Shape of the River: Long-Term Consequences of Considering Race in College and University Admissions.
Contributors: Woodruff, Darren - Author.
Journal title: The Journal of Negro Education.
Volume: 68.
Issue: 1
Publication date: Winter 1999.
Page number: 122+.
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