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Episode 95: Who is Affirmative Action For?
Episode 95: Who is Affirmative Action For?
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24 minutes
Released:
Aug 15, 2017
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Podcast episode
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Colleges highlight how affirmative action increases diversity on campus. Professor Natasha Warikoo discusses new investigations into school admissions and how focusing on diversity ignores the real reasons for affirmative action. For More on This Topic: Read her brief, How the Ways College Authorities Talk about Diversity Can Undercut Efforts to Fight Racial Inequality Check out her recent piece for The Boston Globe Read this article for an in-depth look at the effects of the affirmative action ban on the University of California system Further Reading: Can Universities Maintain Diversity without Directly Considering Race in Admissions?, Mark C. Long, University of Washington Will U.S. College Aid Continue Its Proud Track Record of Enlarging Opportunity and Reducing Inequality? Deondra Rose, Duke University
Released:
Aug 15, 2017
Format:
Podcast episode
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