Affirmative action for the rich : legacy preferences in college admissions

Title:

Affirmative action for the rich : legacy preferences in college admissions / Richard D. Kahlenberg, editor.

Format:

Book

Published:

New York : Century Foundation Press, c2010.

Language:

English

Description:

viii, 330 p. ; 23 cm.

Other contributors:

Kahlenberg, Richard D.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

• Introduction / Richard D. Kahlenberg
• Legacy preferences in a democratic republic / Michael Lind
• A history of legacy preferences and privilege / Peter Schmidt
• An analytic survey of legacy preferences / Daniel Golden
• An empirical analysis of the impact of legacy preferences on alumni giving at top universities / Chad Coffman, Tara O'Neill, and Brian Starr
• Admitting the truth : the effects if Affirmative Action, legacy preferences, and the meritocratic ideal on students of color in college admissions / John Brittain and Eric Bloom
• Legacy preferences and the constitutional prohibition of titles of nobility / Carlton Larson
• Heirs of the American experiment : a legal challenge to preferences as a violation of the equal protection clause of the Constitution and the Civil Rights Act of 1866 / Steve Shadowen and Sozi Tulante
• Privilege paving the way for privilege: how judges will confront the legal ramifications of legacy admissions to public and private universities / Boyce F. Martin Jr. and Donya Khalili
• The political economy of legacy admissions, taxpayer subsidies, and excess "profits" in American higher education: strategies for reform / Peter Sacks.

Subject headings:

Universities and colleges--United States--Admission. Rich people--Education (Higher)--United States. Universities and colleges--United States--Endowments. Discrimination in higher education--United States.

ISBN:

9780870785184 0870785184