Research has found that race-neutral policies were not enough to achieve diversity in Brazil’s higher education system. Three scholars probe what that means for the United States.
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Some colleges grant preferential treatment in the admission process to children of alumni. A researcher examines what’s behind people’s support for the practice.
Scholars explain what affirmative action is – and isn’t – as well as what its effects are, and why, among others, the military has supported it for decades.
How will the rejection of a 2020 ballot initiative affect student demographics at California’s colleges and universities?
Race-conscious admissions policies are still the best way to achieve diversity on campus. Yet, some race-neutral methods could help colleges improve diversity – and stand up to legal scrutiny.
For colleges and universities that lack the multi-billion-dollar endowments of schools like Harvard, the mere threat of legal action may be enough to put an end to race-conscious admissions policies.
‘Positive discrimination’ policies around the world are on the rise. What might other countries teach the U.S. about attaining racial, economic and gender equality in higher education?
Scholars argue that the complaint of bias against Harvard reflects a flawed understanding of affirmative action policies.
Elite exam schools are some of the least diverse public schools in the US. Here’s how colleges like Harvard could teach high schools like Stuyvesant to improve their admissions process.
Here’s why disagreement about affirmative action will not end any time soon. Coming up next is a lawsuit brought by Asian-Americans challenging Harvard’s race-conscious policy.
Three scholars reflect on the Supreme Court decision in the Fisher case and why institutions need to consider race.
Not all Asian-Americans are high-achieving model minorities. What happens when the myth of Asian disadvantage hurts some of the most marginalized students in the US?
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Professor of Educational Foundations, Policy and Practice, University of Colorado Boulder
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Associate Professor of Ethnic Studies, University of Colorado Boulder
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Post Doctoral Fellow, Colorado State University
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Associate Professor of Law and Henry Weihofen Professor, University of New Mexico
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Professor of Political Science, University of Cincinnati
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Associate Professor of Higher Education; Associate Dean for Faculty Development and Diversity; Director of Access and Equity, Steinhardt Institute for Higher Education Policy, New York University
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Associate Professor of Education, The University of Texas at Austin
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Professor & Chair of Educational Policy Studies, University of Wisconsin-Madison
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Dean of School of Education, University of San Francisco
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Faculty Director for Professional Education, BU School of Education, Boston University
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Associate Professor in Educational Administration, The University of Texas at Austin
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Associate Professor, Rutgers University
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Professor of Law, University of South Carolina
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Lenore Stern Professor in the Humanities and Social Sciences, Tufts University
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