02894nam a2200433 i 4500 34012 BD-DhAAL 20190103151555.0 141008t2015 mau b 001 0 eng d 40285 40285 2014027507 9780807006276 (hardback) 9780807006283 (ebook) DLC eng DLC rda DLC BD-DhAAL pcc n-us--- LA227.4 .G85 2015 378.19820973 23 SOC031000 EDU034000 LAW094000 bisacsh Guinier, Lani. 28985 The tyranny of the meritocracy : democratizing higher education in America / Lani Guinier. Boston, Massachusetts : Beacon Press, c2015 xiii, 160 pages ; 24 cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. "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"-- PDC PDC 34012 Education, Higher Aims and objectives United States. 28986 Education, Higher Social aspects United States. 28987 Democracy and education United States. 28988 Multicultural education United States. 28989 Discrimination in higher education United States. 28990 Minorities Education (Higher) United States. 28991 SOCIAL SCIENCE / Discrimination & Race Relations. bisacsh 28992 EDUCATION / Educational Policy & Reform / General. bisacsh 28993 LAW / Discrimination. bisacsh 28994 Professional Development Centre (PDC) General Stacks ddc BK 0 0 ddc 0 378_198209730000000_GUI 0 64684 BRACUL BRACUL GEN 2018-11-19 PDC 1731.73 0 378.19820973 GUI 3010034012 2023-02-15 1 1731.73 2018-11-19 BK