March 27, 2009
Minority Students and Research Universities: How to Overcome the 'Mismatch'
A controversial theory much in the news lately claims that affirmative action is often unfair to the very students it is intended to help. Called the "mismatch" theory, it suggests that underrepresented minority students are more likely to leave science, math, and engineering when, because of affirmative action, they attend colleges for which they are unprepared.
The theory contrasts that outcome with the success that minority students experience at less-rigorous colleges, especially
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