Richard D. Kahlenberg is director of the American Identity Project at the Progressive Policy Institute and author of Class Matters: The Fight to Get Beyond Race Preferences, Reduce Inequality, and Build Real Diversity at America’s Colleges.
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The Review | Essay
The university made itself a target by embracing affirmative action.
The Review | Opinion
There are many options beyond racial preferences.
The Review
Colleges should be forced to defend their decisions in public.
The Review
Only when colleges seek a balance of socioeconomic backgrounds in admissions will truly diverse campuses be achieved.
Commentary
The ACE didn’t mean to undermine the case for affirmative action. But by showing how colleges can diversify without it, the group may have done just that.
Commentary
The Supreme Court’s decision to accept an appeal on the University of Texas affirmative-action case would be a victory for the poor.
The Conversation
Giving preference in admissions to the children of wealthy alumni is bad, but what Bill Powers did was worse, says Richard D. Kahlenberg.
The Conversation
A new report showing that rich students are eight times as likely as poor students to earn a four-year degree by age 24 makes a mockery of our commitment to equal opportunity, says Richard Kahlenberg.
The Conversation
On procedural and substantive grounds, the recent decision by a federal appeals court may prove to be a winning battle in a losing war. Richard Kahlenberg explains why.
The Chronicle Review
A new study finds that alternatives to race-conscious affirmative action could accomplish the same goal.
