Taming the river negotiating the academic, financial, and social currents in selective colleges and universities /

Corporate Author: ebrary, Inc.
Other Authors: Dinwiddie, Gniesha.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, c2009.
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Online Access:http://site.ebrary.com/lib/ucy/Doc?id=10312599
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300 |a xi, 301 p. :  |b ill. 
504 |a Includes bibliographical references (p. 279-294) and index. 
505 0 |a Entering the current -- Staying afloat academically -- Staying afloat socially -- Staying afloat financially -- Battling social undercurrents -- The hidden rocks of segregation -- The shoals of stereotypes -- The wake from affirmative action -- College at midstream. 
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650 0 |a Minorities  |x Education (Higher)  |z United States. 
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