Today’s learners are tomorrow’s leaders—and the race-conscious policies that inform their admission to college have been divisive for decades. As the country waits for the US Supreme Court to rule on affirmative action, how can we better understand both its complex history and its central role in addressing racial injustice in the United States?
Today’s learners are tomorrow’s leaders – and the race-conscious policies that inform their admission to college have been divisive for decades. As the country waits for the US Supreme Court to rule on affirmative action, how can we better understand both its complex history and its central role in addressing racial injustice in the United States?
Mellon Foundation's Executive Vice President for Programs Carter Stewart was joined by Sherrilyn Ifill, senior fellow at Ford Foundation and former president and director-counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund; Stewart Kwoh, co-founder and co-executive director of the Asian American Education Project; and Melissa Murray, Frederick I. and Grace Stokes Professor of Law at NYU to discuss the history–and future–of affirmative action.
This livestream event was originally presented by Mellon Foundation on March 16, 2023.
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