Minorities in Higher Education. Second Annual Status Report [microform]

An overview of the status of education and other demographic characteristics for Asian Americans, Blacks, Mexican Americans, American Indians, and Hispanic Americans is given in this report. Major findings follow: (1) In 1982, 36.5 percent of Black families and 29.9 percent of Hispanic families had...

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Corporate Author: American Council on Education
Format: Microfilm Book
Language:English
Published: [S.l.] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 1983.
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650 0 7 |a American Indians.  |2 ericd. 
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650 0 7 |a College Faculty.  |2 ericd. 
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650 0 7 |a Demography.  |2 ericd. 
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