[YEP-DC] Free lunch event on Affirmative Action in College Admissions

Please join us for a forum hosted by The Century Foundation:

 

Will Affirmative Action in College Admissions Survive?

 

Thursday, October 4, 2012

12:15 – 2:00 p.m.

a light lunch will be available starting at 11:45 a.m.

 

The Century Foundation

1333 H Street, NW, 10^th Floor,

Washington, D.C.

 

There is no cost to attend. RSVP is required to events@tcf.org with "Oct4RSVP-YEP" in the subject line. Seating is limited.

 

On October 10, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in the landmark case of Fisher v. University of Texas, challenging the use of racial/ethnic preferences in college admissions. Will the Court seriously curtail or even end racial/ethnic affirmative action plans? If so, what will replace these programs? Will universities create new approaches that provide a leg up to economically disadvantaged students of all races and ethnicities as a way of indirectly promoting racial/ethnic diversity? What are the lessons from states such as California, Florida, and Michigan where the use of race/ethnicity is banned? On October 4, The Century Foundation will hold a forum with leading experts to discuss these issues and will release a new report, "A Better Affirmative Action: State Universities that Created Alternatives to Racial Preferences."

 

Panelists of a moderated discussion will include:

 

Ward Connerly, American Civil Rights Institute

Lani Guinier, Harvard Law School

Richard D. Kahlenberg, The Century Foundation

Richard Sander, UCLA School of Law

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