Inequality In Higher Education
Higher Education Research and Social Policy
Inequality in higher education is a contemporary example of a social problem today because of societal challenges from the past. The purpose of this paper is to identify the discriminative factors that play a role in higher education attainment and retention rates and to discuss the history of discrimination as it links to current social and racial tensions in higher education institutions and policy. This paper examines how the faculty research has addressed discrimination in efforts to reach underserved students. This paper provides an overview of racial discrimination as a social problem in higher education and explanations to how the higher education faculty research has shaped public policy and …show more content…
However, this era also continued to produce trends of rising social, cultural, and political tensions that, in turn, became barriers for college access in minority populations. Although the U.S. Equal opportunity and equal rights movement were established with the intent to remove barriers caused by discrimination, challenges for higher education minority group still existed and inequalities were still barriers (Cohen & Kisker, 2010, p. 187). To address these challenges, institutions and federal government agencies put efforts into attracting minority students by expanding remedial programs and financial aid programs and promoting affirmative action policies/antidiscrimination laws (Cohen &Kisker, …show more content…
(2014). Retrieved from http://www.eds-resources.com/educationhistorytimeline.html
Cohen, A.M. & Kisker, C.B. (2010). The shaping of American higher education: Emergence and growth of the secondary system (2nd ed). San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.
Harvey, W. B. (2011). Higher education and diversity: Ethical and practical responsibility in the academy. Retrieved from http://www.kirwaninstitute.osu.edu/reports/2011/11
White House task force on middle-class families. Staff report: Barriers to higher education. (n.d.). Retrieved from
Inequality in higher education is a contemporary example of a social problem today because of societal challenges from the past. The purpose of this paper is to identify the discriminative factors that play a role in higher education attainment and retention rates and to discuss the history of discrimination as it links to current social and racial tensions in higher education institutions and policy. This paper examines how the faculty research has addressed discrimination in efforts to reach underserved students. This paper provides an overview of racial discrimination as a social problem in higher education and explanations to how the higher education faculty research has shaped public policy and …show more content…
However, this era also continued to produce trends of rising social, cultural, and political tensions that, in turn, became barriers for college access in minority populations. Although the U.S. Equal opportunity and equal rights movement were established with the intent to remove barriers caused by discrimination, challenges for higher education minority group still existed and inequalities were still barriers (Cohen & Kisker, 2010, p. 187). To address these challenges, institutions and federal government agencies put efforts into attracting minority students by expanding remedial programs and financial aid programs and promoting affirmative action policies/antidiscrimination laws (Cohen &Kisker, …show more content…
(2014). Retrieved from http://www.eds-resources.com/educationhistorytimeline.html
Cohen, A.M. & Kisker, C.B. (2010). The shaping of American higher education: Emergence and growth of the secondary system (2nd ed). San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.
Harvey, W. B. (2011). Higher education and diversity: Ethical and practical responsibility in the academy. Retrieved from http://www.kirwaninstitute.osu.edu/reports/2011/11
White House task force on middle-class families. Staff report: Barriers to higher education. (n.d.). Retrieved from