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Research

 

Student experiences with diversity at liberal arts colleges: another claim for distinctiveness

• “Diverse peers in the learning environment could improve intergroup relations and mutual understanding by challenging students to refine their thinking and by enriching the dialogue between students.”

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The need for diversity in Higher Education

• “The author discusses why “colorblind” and “socioeconomically oriented” admission policies do not work and that they have only a tiny effect on white students’ chances of acceptance.”

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What we get wrong about affirmative action

• The history of affirmative action and the process U.S higher institutions have conducted in terms of diversification.

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Diversity in Other Colleges (2018):

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Wesleyan University - Degree-seeking Undergraduate

• Black or African-American: Wesleyan - 5.9%(total: 2,922) vs Emerson - 3% (total: 3,817) 

• Asian: Wesleyan - 7% vs Emerson - 5%

• White: Wesleyan - 53% vs Emerson - 62%

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Vassar College - Degree-seeking Undergraduate

• Black or African-American: Vassar - 4% vs Emerson - 3%

• Asian: Vassar - 12% vs Emerson - 5%

• White: Vassar - 56% vs Emerson - 62%

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Amherst College - Degree-seeking Undergraduate

• Black or African-American: Amherst - 10% vs Emerson - 3%

• Asian: Amherst - 15% vs Emerson - 5%

• White: Amherst - 43% vs Emerson - 62%