Journal of Higher Education articles from March 2000

Journal of Higher Education archives from March 2000

The Shape of Diversity.
March 1, 2000... Introduction to a Special JHE Issue W.E.B. DuBois argued that the greatest problem of the twentieth century was the problem of the color line. Today, in the beginning of the twenty-first century, we are still grappling with issues of race,...

Differences in the Decision to Attend College Among African Americans, Hispanics, and Whites.(Statistical Data Included)
March 1, 2000... Over the past decade, the number of African American and Hispanic undergraduates enrolled in colleges and universities nationwide has increased by 32% and 98%, respectively, whereas the number of White undergraduates has declined by 1% (Nettles...

Learning About Social Diversity.(Statistical Data Included)
March 1, 2000... The Undergraduate Experience and Intergroup Tolerance Past research on the effects of a liberal arts education has generally supported the ubiquitous view that students develop more liberal sociopolitical attitudes across the duration of...

Dollars and Sense.(women professors)
March 1, 2000... Institutional Resources and the Baccalaureate Origins of Women Doctorates Introduction The need for more women and women of color within the faculty ranks has been widely recognized as an important goal within American higher...

External Labor Markets and the Distribution of Black Scientists and Engineers in Academia.
March 1, 2000... With each step in an academic career, from high-school graduation to promotion to full professor, there are progressive decreases in the representation of African Americans (National Science Foundation [NSF], 1988a, 1999). In the mid-1990s...

Constructing Academic Inadequacy.(African American college athletes)
March 1, 2000... African American Athletes' Stories of Schooling Derek, [1] a 20-year-old African American football player, sits in class and secretly wishes his fellow players were not in the same class with him. Antone, a teammate, gets up in the morning...

The Shape of the River: Long-Term Consequences of Considering Race in College and University Admissions.(Review)
March 1, 2000... The Shape of the River: Long-Term Consequences of Considering Race in College and University Admissions, by William G. Bowen and Derek Bok. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1998. 472 pp. $24.95 Chilling Admissions: The Affirmative...

On Higher Ground: Education and the Case for Affirmative Action.(Review)
March 1, 2000... On Higher Ground: Education and the Case for Affirmative Action, by Walter Feinberg. New York: Teachers College Press, 1998. 87+ pp. Paper $16.95 Professor Feinberg does an excellent job of defending race- and gender-based affirmative...

Sometimes There Is No Other Side: Chicanos and the Myth of Equality.(Review)
March 1, 2000... Sometimes There Is No Other Side: Chicanos and the Myth of Equality, by Rodolfo F. Acuna. Notre Dame, IN: University of Notre Dame Press, 1998. 3l2pp. $36.00 ($18.00) First, I have to lay all of my cards on the table and confess a conflict...

Latinos and Education: A Critical Reader.(Review)
March 1, 2000... Latinos and Education: A Critical Reader, edited by Antonia Darder, Rodolfo D. Torres, and Henry Gutierrez. New York: Routledge, 1997. 480+ PP. $74.95. ($22.95) Introduction As the Hispanic [1] population continues to grow, we can...

Grass Roots and Glass Ceilings.(Review)
March 1, 2000... Grass Roots and Glass Ceilings: African American Administrators in Predominantly White Colleges and Universities, edited by William B. Harvey. Albany: State University of New York Press, 1999. 157+ pp. $54.50 ($17.95) A Look Behind the...

Multicultural Education in Colleges and Universities: A Transdisciplinary Approach.(Review)
March 1, 2000... Multicultural Education in Colleges and Universities: A Transdisciplinary Approach, edited by Howard Ball, S. D. Berkowitz, and Mbulelo Mzamane. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum, 1998. 184 pp. $45.00 ($19.95) In November of 1968 student...