Necessary but Not Sufficient: The Impact of "Grutter v. Bollinger" on Student of Color Enrollment in Graduate and Professional Schools in Texas

Autor/in	Garces, Liliana M.
Titel	Necessary but Not Sufficient: The Impact of "Grutter v. Bollinger" on Student of Color Enrollment in Graduate and Professional Schools in Texas
Quelle	In: Journal of Higher Education, 83 (2012) 4, S.497-534 (38 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0022-1546
DOI	10.1353/jhe.2012.0022
Schlagwörter	Program Effectiveness; Affirmative Action; Professional Education; Disproportionate Representation; Racial Discrimination; Admission Criteria; College Admission; Educational Policy; Graduate Study; African American Achievement; African American Education; African American Students; Court Litigation; Enrollment Influences; Enrollment Rate; Enrollment Trends; Enrollment Management; Desegregation Effects; Policy Analysis; Educational Practices; Politics of Education; Institutional Characteristics; Texas; United States + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Berufsausbildung; Racial bias; Rassismus; Admission; Admission procedures; Zulassungsbedingung; Zulassungsverfahren; Zulassung; Hochschulzugang; Hochschulzulassung; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Aufbaustudium; Graduiertenstudium; Hauptstudium; African Americans; Student; Students; Afroamerikaner; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Rechtsstreit; Politikfeldanalyse; Bildungspraxis; Educational policy; USA
Abstract	In today's increasingly diverse society, the legitimacy and strength of the democratic form of government depends on equitable access to graduate and professional education for individuals from all races and ethnicities. Yet, despite recent increases in enrollment, students of color remain severely underrepresented in graduate and professional studies. In this article, the author implements a difference-in-differences analytic strategy to examine the impact of "Grutter v. Bollinger" (2003) on student of color enrollment in Texas graduate schools. In "Grutter v. Bollinger," the Court upheld the right of higher education institutions to use affirmative action practices in limited circumstances. In its rationale, the Court emphasized the need for colleges and universities to consider race "in a society in which race unfortunately still matters," not only to obtain the educational benefits of student body diversity but also "to cultivate a set of leaders with legitimacy in the eyes of the citizenry" ("Grutter," 539 U.S. at 333). This study seeks to provide a better understanding of whether the permissive policy in "Grutter" has helped increase student of color enrollment in graduate schools in Texas, a state where the decision lifted a ban on affirmative action practices by overruling a Fifth Circuit opinion that had prohibited the practice. Findings indicate that a permissive policy like "Grutter" can only set the stage for more targeted practices to increase student of color representation in graduate studies. (Contains 2 figures, 6 tables, and 18 notes.) (ERIC).
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Update	2017/4/10