Utah State University Press, publisher2022-03-102022-03-102022https://hdl.handle.net/10217/234527Includes bibliographical references and index.A history of federal enforcement of higher education desegregation and its impact on writing programs. Focusing on University System of Georgia and two colleges, one a historically segregated white college and a historically Black college showing desegregation enforcement promoted and shaped writing programs by presenting literacy remediation and testing as critical to desegregation.--Provided by publisher."Technologies of This Theory": desegregation as remediation, early 1970s -- Assessing potential: writing placement as a retention strategy, mid-1970s -- Measures of control: writing programs and institutional identity, late 1970s -- "Who's the Villain?": writing assessment in desegregation policy, 1980s and beyond.born digitalbooksCopyright and other restrictions may apply. User is responsible for compliance with all applicable laws. For information about copyright law, please see https://libguides.colostate.edu/copyright.All rights reserved. User is responsible for compliance. Please contact University Press of Colorado at https://upcolorado.com/our-books/rights-and-permissions for use information.College integration -- Georgia -- History -- 20th centuryWriting centers -- GeorgiaEnglish language -- Rhetoric -- Ability testing -- GeorgiaReading -- Ability testing -- GeorgiaAfrican American college students -- GeorgiaAfrican Americans -- Education (Higher) -- GeorgiaTextAccess is limited to the Adams State University, Colorado State University, Colorado State University Pueblo, Community College of Denver, Fort Lewis College, Metropolitan State University Denver, Regis University, University of Alaska Fairbanks, University of Colorado Boulder, University of Colorado Colorado Springs, University of Colorado Denver, University of Denver, University of Northern Colorado, University of Wyoming, Utah State University and Western Colorado University communities only.