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Student Diversity at the Big Three

Changes at Harvard, Yale, and Princeton Since the 1920s

By: Marcia Synnott

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Student Diversity at the Big Three

Changes at Harvard, Yale, and Princeton Since the 1920s

By: Marcia Synnott

Strengthening 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. College 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 standardized admissions tests a less desirable selection mechanism. The next admissions battle may be whether well-endowed universities should commit themselves to a form of class-based affirmative action in order to balance the socioeconomic advantages of well-to-do families. Such a policy would improve prospects for students who may have ambitions for an education that is beyond their reach without preferential treatment. As in past decades, admissions policies may remain a question of balances and preferences. Nevertheless, the elite universities are handling admission decisions with determination and far less prejudice than in earlier eras.

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1351487779

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The Half-Opened Door

Discrimination and Admissions at Harvard, Yale, and Princeton, 1900-1970

By: Marcia Synnott

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The Half-Opened Door

Discrimination and Admissions at Harvard, Yale, and Princeton, 1900-1970

By: Marcia Synnott

By the turn of the twentieth century, academic nativism had taken root in elite American colleges—specifically, Harvard, Yale, and Princeton. White, Anglo-Saxon, Protestant hegemony was endangered by new kinds of student, many of them Catholic and Jewish immigrants. The newcomers threatened to displace native-born Americans by raising academic standards and winning a disproportionate share of the scholarships. The Half-Opened Door analyzes the role of these institutions, casting light on their place in class structure and values in the United States. It details the origins, history, and demise of discriminatory admissions processes and depicts how the entrenched position of the upper class was successfully challenged. The educational, and hence economic, mobility of Catholics and Jews has shown other groups—for example, African Americans, Asian Americans, and Spanish-speaking Americans—not only the difficulties that these earlier aspirants had in overcoming class and ethnic barriers, but the fact that it can be done. One of the ironies of the history of higher education in the United States is the use of quotas by admissions committees. Restrictive measures were imposed on Jews because they were so successful, whereas benign quotas are currently used to encourage underrepresented minorities to enter colleges and professional schools. The competing claims of both the older and the newer minorities continue to be the subject of controversy, editorial comments, and court cases—and will be for years to come.

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359

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1351481592

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9781351481595

The half opened door

By: Marcia Graham Synnott

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The half opened door

By: Marcia Graham Synnott

Originally published: Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, 1979.

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1412843316

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Student Diversity at the Big Three

Changes at Harvard, Yale, and Princeton Since the 1920s

By: Marcia Synnott

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Changes at Harvard, Yale, and Princeton Since the 1920s

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Life

Things to Get You by

By: Marcia Hines,Stacey Demarco,Ashleigh Synnott

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Life

Things to Get You by

By: Marcia Hines,Stacey Demarco,Ashleigh Synnott

At the age of seven, Marcia Hines wanted to be a mortician. At sixteen she boarded a plane bound for Australia. At eighteen Marcia hired a 23-year-old manager and recorded her very first album - which promptly became the biggest selling record ever by an Australian female artist. In Life: Things To Get You Buy Marcia Hines delivers a highly motivating commentary on what it means to live a fulfilling life. Crowned Queen of Pop on three occasions, inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame and most recently awarded an Order of Australia, the Boston-born musician has reached heights not even she herself thought possible. 'To me, knowledge that isn't shared is knowledge that is wasted. I wanted to offer my perspective on life so that maybe someone, somewhere, could find it of some use. If I reach just one person then I would be so happy.' Spanning her illustrious career, Life: Things To Get You By brings you the very best of Marcia Hines. In her own words, Marcia tells of her spiritual and philosophical ideas and describes how she has achieved success, happiness, and a quiet wisdom - to become, and remain, one of this country's most love icons!

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1401924298

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Marcia Batiste Book II

Dedicated to God

By: Marcia Batiste,Marcia Batiste Smith Wilson, Dr, PhD

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Dedicated to God

By: Marcia Batiste,Marcia Batiste Smith Wilson, Dr, PhD

Marcia Batiste lives the attunement to God, with God, in God.

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Student Diversity at the Big Three

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The half opened door

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Student Diversity at the Big Three

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Marcia Batiste Book II

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