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Index
Title Page
Dedication
Table of Figures
Preface
A NOTE ON TERMINOLOGY
I. - INTRODUCTION
CHAPTER ONE - THE IDEA OF MISMATCH, AND WHY IT MATTERS
CHAPTER TWO - A PRIMER ON AFFIRMATIVE ACTION
1. Contemporary affirmative action in higher education is primarily about ...
2. Racial preferences are far more than mere “tie-breakers.”
3. Virtually all colleges and universities that use racial preferences have ...
4. Racial preferences produce a “cascade effect.”
5. It’s not so easy to make up lost ground, and it’s more common to fall behind.
6. How far down the hierarchy of schools do racial preferences cascade?
7. How do racial preferences compare with other sorts of preferences used by ...
8. Do universities even attempt to use racial preferences to create pathways to ...
9. Do racial preferences single out Asians for particularly unfavorable treatment?
10. Would credential disparities disappear if admissions preferences ended?
II. - STIRRINGS OF MISMATCH
CHAPTER THREE - THE DISCOVERY OF THE MISMATCH EFFECT
CHAPTER FOUR - LAW SCHOOL MISMATCH
CHAPTER FIVE - THE DEBATE ON LAW SCHOOL MISMATCH
THE SUBSTANTIVE DEBATE
CHAPTER SIX - THE BREADTH OF MISMATCH
LEARNING
GRADES
STEREOTYPES AND STIGMA
GRADUATION
EARNINGS AND OUTCOMES
III. - THE CALIFORNIA EXPERIMENT: WHAT HAPPENS AFTER A LEGAL BAN ON RACIAL PREFERENCES?
CHAPTER SEVEN - PROPOSITION 209
CHAPTER EIGHT - THE WARMING EFFECT
CHAPTER NINE - MISMATCH AND THE SWELLING RANKS OF GRADUATES
CHAPTER TEN - THE HYDRA OF PREFERENCES
IV. - LAW AND IDEOLOGY
CHAPTER ELEVEN - WHY ACADEMICS AVOID HONEST DEBATE ABOUT AFFIRMATIVE ACTION
CHAPTER TWELVE - MEDIA, POLITICS, AND THE ACCOUNTABILITY VOID
CHAPTER THIRTEEN - THE SUPREME COURT
CHAPTER FOURTEEN - THE GEORGE MASON AFFAIR
CHAPTER FIFTEEN - TRANSPARENCY AND THE CALIFORNIA BAR AFFAIR
V. - THE WAY FORWARD
CHAPTER SIXTEEN - CLASS, RACE, AND THE TARGETING OF PREFERENCES
CHAPTER SEVENTEEN - CLOSING THE TEST SCORE GAP
CHAPTER EIGHTEEN - CONCLUSION
REFORM ONE: THE POWER OF TRANSPARENCY
REFORM TWO: TARGETING ECONOMIC NEED BEFORE RACIAL IDENTITY
REFORM THREE: OUTLAWING RACE-BASED AID AWARDS
FISHER AND THE OPPORTUNITY FOR REFORM
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Acknowledgments
NOTES
INDEX
Copyright Page
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