STATE OF MIND: Affirmative Action

STATE OF MIND: Affirmative Action

Season 2 Episode 15 - Affirmative Action

Many colleges and universities use race as a factor in admissions, but the approach has been a hot-button issue for decades — even making its way to the Supreme Court several times since the late 1970s, most recently Fisher vs. University of Texas.

Critics argue that racial preferences in college admissions hurt minority students more than they help them. Schools relax their academic standards to admit more minority students, they say, and underrepresented minority students who enter with lower academic credentials end up concentrated at the bottom of the most selective schools. Students of any race who fall to the bottom of their class, they argue, are less likely to persevere and succeed at more difficult majors like science and engineering.

Proponents on the other hand say the policies help create more diverse campuses, which better prepares all students for life after school — particularly as the United States becomes increasingly diverse. Schools with well-designed policies make special efforts to identify talented, underrepresented candidates who are qualified for college work but who might otherwise lose out in competition for admission with more privileged students.

Join me as I speak with Dr. Murali Balaji (Hindu American Foundation) to expound on the concept of Affirmative Action. Please take a look.

Krishna C. Nadella

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