Affirmative action now : a guide for students, families, and counselors /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Beckman, James A.
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 2006.
Subjects:	Affirmative action programs in education > Law and legislation > United States. Universities and colleges > Admission > Law and legislation > United States. Affirmative action programs in education > United States > Handbooks, manuals, etc. Universities and colleges > United States > Admission > Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Online Access:	Table of contents

Table of Contents:

How did we get to this point? A brief history of the usage of affirmative action in higher education from the tumultuous civil rights era to Gratz and Grutter in 2003
Gratz v. Bollinger and Grutter V. Bollinger : the changing affirmative action analysis
How colleges and universities revised or eliminated affirmative action programs in the immediate aftermath of the Gratz and Grutter decisions
What about affirmative action in "percentage plan" states? The unsettled status of affirmative action in higher education in California, Texas, and Florida after Gratz and Grutter
General advice to students and parents in navigating the maze
Six steps to completing the compelling application essay
Consideration of historically black colleges and universities : admittedly a "different world"
Congratulations : you've been accepted to college, but now need to pay for it : financial aid and student aid in the post-Gratz and Grutter world
Veterans and affirmative action
Affirmative action in the coming years.