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Graduating Class|Latty L. Goodwin

Graduating Class : Disadvantaged Students Crossing the Bridge of Higher Education

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Students from poor and working-class families struggle to succeed and graduate from an elite university.

In Graduating Class, Latty L. Goodwin tells the story of a group of students from poor and working-class families who struggle against all odds to graduate from an elite university. The author explores the lived experiences of an engaging group of college students and shares their stories of trials and tribulations, joys and sorrows, and their frustrations and successes. Goodwin shows that even though the affirmative action debate was recently "settled" in the Supreme Court, universities are still left to grapple with defining who is deserving, meritorious, and qualified for admission. This timely story of hope and of students persevering through academic adversity poignantly demonstrates the justice of democratic access to higher education.

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  • ISBN-13: 9780791467428
  • ISBN-10: 0791467422
  • Publisher: State University of New York Press
  • Publish Date: June 2006
  • Dimensions: 8.98 x 6.08 x 0.6 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 0.75 pounds
  • Page Count: 248

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