A matter of diversity, equity and necessity: The tension between maryland's higher education system and its historically black colleges and universities over the office of civil rights agreement

Journal of Negro Education

Volumn 80, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 121-133

  Palmer, Robert T ^a   Davis, Ryan J ^b   Gasman, Marybeth ^c  

^a BINGHAMTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

And fordice; Diversity; Equity; HBCUs

Indexed keywords

EID: 80052719870     PISSN: 00222984     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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