Complementary rather than contradictory: Diversity and excellence in peer review and admissions in American higher education

Twenty-First Century Society

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-15

  Lamont, Michèle ^a   Da Silva, Graziella Moraes ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 60449093172     PISSN: 17450144     EISSN: 17450152     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17450140802535925     Document Type: Review

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