The desegregation of an elite economics department’s phd program: Black Americans at MIT
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Darity, W; Kreeger, A
Published in: History of Political Economy
January 1, 2014
We examine the history of the entry of black American graduate students into the PhD program in economics at MIT in the 1970s. The deployment of an active and aggressive affirmative action program led to the presence of a critical mass of black doctoral students at MIT during the first half of the decade. We explore in detail the reasons why some MIT faculty members characterized the initiative as a “failed experiment” and what ultimately happened to affirmative action at MIT’s economics department.
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History of Political Economy
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1527-1919
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0018-2702
Publication Date
January 1, 2014
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46
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317 / 336
Related Subject Headings
- History of Social Sciences
- 50 Philosophy and religious studies
- 44 Human society
- 38 Economics
- 22 Philosophy and Religious Studies
- 16 Studies in Human Society
- 14 Economics
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Darity, W., & Kreeger, A. (2014). The desegregation of an elite economics department’s phd program: Black Americans at MIT. History of Political Economy, 46, 317–336. https://doi.org/10.1215/00182702-2716217
Darity, W., and A. Kreeger. “The desegregation of an elite economics department’s phd program: Black Americans at MIT.” History of Political Economy 46 (January 1, 2014): 317–36. https://doi.org/10.1215/00182702-2716217.
Darity W, Kreeger A. The desegregation of an elite economics department’s phd program: Black Americans at MIT. History of Political Economy. 2014 Jan 1;46:317–36.
Darity, W., and A. Kreeger. “The desegregation of an elite economics department’s phd program: Black Americans at MIT.” History of Political Economy, vol. 46, Jan. 2014, pp. 317–36. Scopus, doi:10.1215/00182702-2716217.
Darity W, Kreeger A. The desegregation of an elite economics department’s phd program: Black Americans at MIT. History of Political Economy. 2014 Jan 1;46:317–336.
Published In
History of Political Economy
DOI
EISSN
1527-1919
ISSN
0018-2702
Publication Date
January 1, 2014
Volume
46
Start / End Page
317 / 336
Related Subject Headings
- History of Social Sciences
- 50 Philosophy and religious studies
- 44 Human society
- 38 Economics
- 22 Philosophy and Religious Studies
- 16 Studies in Human Society
- 14 Economics