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Is “race-neutral” really race- neutral?: Adverse impact towards underrepresented minorities in the UC System.
Journal of Higher Education (2010)
  • Jose Luis Santos, UCLA
  • Nolan L Cabrera, University of Arizona
  • Kevin J Fosnacht, UCLA
Abstract

Authors examine the proportion of undergraduate applications, admissions, and enrollments preceding, during, and after Proposition 209 while accounting for the relative growth in University of California eligibility for underrepresented minorities (URMs). They employed standard deviation analyses to measure dispersion of the URMs to non-URMs. Results suggest that "disparate impact" towards URMs persists, the magnitude is large, and affirmative action alone is insufficient to ensure an equitable admissions process.

Keywords
  • Diversity,
  • Race
Publication Date
2010
Citation Information
Jose Luis Santos, Nolan L Cabrera and Kevin J Fosnacht. "Is “race-neutral” really race- neutral?: Adverse impact towards underrepresented minorities in the UC System." Journal of Higher Education Vol. 81 Iss. 6 (2010)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/nolan_l_cabrera/2/