A study done by the Century Foundation in 2004 found that at the 146 most selective colleges and universities in the United States, 74 percent of students came from families in the top socioeconomic quartile of the population while only 3 percent of students came from the bottom quartile. This event will explore the causes behind these numbers: including different admissions policies, types of financial aid, and the importance of class in college admissions. Specifically, it will focus on class-based affirmative action– is it time for class-based affirmative action, and, if so, how it should be implemented?
Join Dr. George Leef, Director of Research for the John William Pope Center for Higher Education Policy; Dr. James Sterba, Philosophy Professor at the University of Notre Dame and author of Affirmative Action for the Future; and Matthew Yglesias, Fellow at the Center for American Progress Action Fund for a discussion on these questions and more on Thursday, September 29 at 7PM in Edmunds Ballroom at Pomona College. FMI: [email protected]
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