The strategies and struggles of graduate diversity officers in the recruitment of doctoral students of color

Equity and Excellence in Education

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 57-76

  Griffin, Kimberly A ^a   Muñiz, Marcela M ^b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 79851496114     PISSN: 10665684     EISSN: 15473457     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10665684.2011.540961     Document Type: Article

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