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The Century Foundation, a think tank founded in 1919 by Edward Filene (you may have heard of his ‘Basement’), is pleased to host this annual policy forum series. Bring your own lunch and an open mind.
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The Future of Affirmative Action: Should College Admissions Consider Race or Class?
June 15, 2014 at 12:30PM
U.S. colleges have long relied on race-based affirmative action as their main tool for promoting diversity. However, after the recent U.S. Supreme Court decisions, selective universities face new legal hurdles when considering race in university admissions. Some colleges are turning to affirmative action plans based on socioeconomic status to boost campus diversity, but supporters of race-based affirmative action worry these plans fail to address concerns about racial diversity. As our country's demographics are changing rapidly, what are the best ways for selective colleges to increase racial and economic diversity on campus?
RICHARD KAHLENBERG, senior fellow at The Century Foundation
Tuesday, July 15, 2014
12:30 PM – 1:30 PM
The Century Foundation, One Whitehall Street,
15th Floor, New York, New York 10004
Please bring your own lunch and join us for the third installment of our Intern Policy Forum Series!
U.S. colleges have long relied on race-based affirmative action as their main tool for promoting diversity. However, after the recent U.S. Supreme Court decisions, selective universities face new legal hurdles when considering race in university admissions. Some colleges are turning to affirmative action plans based on socioeconomic status to boost campus diversity, but supporters of race-based affirmative action worry these plans fail to address concerns about racial diversity. As our country's demographics are changing rapidly, what are the best ways for selective colleges to increase racial and economic diversity on campus?
RICHARD KAHLENBERG, fellow at The Century Foundation
OLATUNDE JOHNSON, professor of law at Columbia Law School