The democratizing higher education in America Guinier, Lani. creator text bibliography mau Boston, Massachusetts Beacon Press c2015 2015 monographic eng

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xiii, 160 pages ; 24 cm. "Standing on the foundations of America's promise of equal opportunity, our universities purport to "serve as engines of social mobility" and "practitioners of democracy." But as acclaimed scholar and pioneering civil rights advocate Lani Guinier argues, the merit systems that dictate the admissions practices of these institutions are functioning to select and privilege elite individuals rather than create learning communities geared to advance democratic societies. Having studied and taught at schools such as Harvard University, Yale Law School, and the University of Pennsylvania Law School, Guinier has spent years examining the experiences of ethnic minorities at the nation's top institutions of higher education, and here she lays bare the practices that impede the stated missions of these schools. Guinier argues for reformation, not only of the very premises of admissions practices but of the shape of higher education itself, and she offers many examples of new collaborative initiatives that prepare students for engaged citizenship in our increasingly multicultural society"-- Lani Guinier. Includes bibliographical references and index. PDC n-us--- Education, Higher Aims and objectives United States Education, Higher Social aspects United States Democracy and education United States Multicultural education United States Discrimination in higher education United States Minorities Education (Higher) United States SOCIAL SCIENCE / Discrimination & Race Relations EDUCATION / Educational Policy & Reform / General LAW / Discrimination LA227.4 .G85 2015 378.19820973 SOC031000 EDU034000 LAW094000 9780807006276 (hardback) 2014027507 Professional Development Centre (PDC) DLC 141008 20190103151555.0 34012 eng