<p><b>A comprehensive history of the barriers faced by students from marginalized racial, ethnic, and religious groups to gain access to predominantly white colleges and universities¿and how these students responded to these barriers.</b></p><p>Affirmative action in college admission is one of the most contested initiatives in contemporary federal policy, from its beginnings in the 1960s through the 2014 lawsuit alleging that Harvard discriminates against Asian American applicants. Supporters point out that using race and ethnicity as a criterion for admission helps remediate some of the effects of racist practices on minorities, including restrictions on college admissions. Opponents insist that the practice violates civil rights laws that prohibit racial discrimination and that it reenacts the historic racial bias of colleges. </p><p>In <i>Unwelcome Guests</i>, Harold S. Wechsler and Steven J. Diner argue that discrimination in college admissions has a long and troubling history in t
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<p><b>Subterranean nightspots in 1950s New York and San Francisco were social, cultural, and political hothouses for left-wing bohemians.</b></p><p>The art and antics of rebellious figures in 1950s American nightlife¿from...
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Every literary household in nineteenth-century Britain had a commonplace book, scrapbook, or album. Coleridge called his collection "Fly-Catchers", while George Eliot referred to one of her commonplace books as a "Quarry," and Michael...
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Packed with step-by-step instructions and practical examples, Singhal/Kantz/Phinney/Halstead''s DENTAL ASSISTING: A COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH, 6th Edition, is a one-stop resource for dental assistants in training. This all-inclusive text and product...
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