The Shape of the River:
Long-Term Consequences of Considering Race in College and University Admissions
William G. Bowen & Derek Bok
With a new introduction by the authors and a foreword by Glenn C. Loury

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TABLE OF CONTENTS:

	List of Figures
	List of Tables
	Preface
Ch. 1	Historical Context	1
Ch. 2	The Admissions Process and "Race-Neutrality"	15
Ch. 3	Academic Outcomes	53
Ch. 4	Advanced Study: Graduate and Professional Degrees	91
Ch. 5	Employment, Earnings, and Job Satisfaction	118
Ch. 6	Civic Participation and Satisfaction with Life	155
Ch. 7	Looking Back: Views of College	193
Ch. 8	Diversity: Perceptions and Realities	218
Ch. 9	Informing the Debate	256
Ch. 10	Summing Up	275
App. A	The College and Beyond Database	291
	App. B. Notes on Methodology	336
App. C	Earnings in Relation to Advanced Degrees, Sector of Employment, and Occupation	362
	App. D. Additional Tables	375
	References	451
	Index	461

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