Equal Opportunity in Higher Education: The Past and Future of California's Proposition 209

Abstract

Ch. 1. Introduction : Proposition 209 and the national debate on affirmative action / Christopher Edley Jr., with Ana Henderson, Michal Kurlaender, and Eric Grodsky -- ch. 2. Interpreting Proposition 209 and California's developing case law on affirmative action / Jeffrey L. Bleich and Mark R. Conrad -- ch. 3. The demography of higher education in the wake of affirmative action / Eric Grodsky and Michal Kurlaender -- Policy comment / Fabian Núñez -- ch. 4. Investigating the college destinations of University of California freshman admits / Susan A. Wilbur -- ch. 5. A portrait of underrepresented minorities at the University of California, 1994-2008 / Tongshan Chang and Heather Rose -- ch. 6. The role of community colleges in promoting student diversity in California -- Policy comment / Mary Sue Coleman -- ch. 7. The quest for excellence and diversity in UC freshman admissions / Michael T. Brown, Mark Rashid, and David Stern -- ch. 8. The effectiveness of California standards tests as alternatives to the SAT in predicting freshman grades / Samuel J. Agronow and Catherine Horn -- ch. 9. Building educational field stations to promote diversity and access in higher education / Hugh Mehan, Gail Kaufman, Cecil Lytle, Karen Hunter Quartz, and Rhona S. Weinstein -- ch. 10. Lessons about college admissions from the Texas top 10 percent law / Marta Tienda -- Policy comment / Peter Schmidt -- ch. 11. Toward equal opportunity in higher education / Michal Kurlaender and Eric Grodsky.