A supreme challenge: Achieving the educational and societal benefits of diversity after the Supreme Court’s Fisher decision.

@article{Alger2013ASC,
  title={A supreme challenge: Achieving the educational and societal benefits of diversity after the Supreme Court’s Fisher decision.},
  author={Jonathan R. Alger},
  journal={Journal of Diversity in Higher Education},
  year={2013},
  volume={6},
  pages={147-154}
}
  • J. Alger
  • Published 1 September 2013
  • Education
  • Journal of Diversity in Higher Education
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